Taking place down south in Mississippi, this independent drama follows the lives of three people after a man commits suicide. One of them is Lawrence... the mans brother. Another is Marlee, the man's ex-wife. The last one is James, the man's son. They are all affected by his death, and they all become closer because of it.
I'm going to sum this movie up in a nutshell:
- The performances are almost perfect. You can't really tell that any of them are acting.
- There is no music throughout the entire film. This adds a great amount of realism.
- The shots are beautiful and mostly hand held. Every shot has an excellent depth of field.
- After the half way point, the movie starts to drag on, and isn't entirely sure where it's going.
- The ending was disappointing due to lack of resolution.
Had the second half had a better layout in terms of storytelling, I would have given this movie a higher rating. All in all, it was solid film that deserves attention.
My Rating: 6 out of 10
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