One writer wrote that Sedgwick and Bacon "show both heart and tenacity, and as a result this misguided person rated the film a 10. But a 10 means SUPERB, Outstanding, out of this world, a one in a million, no, in 10 million. But this film isn't any good at all, it barely rates a 2. It fails to entertain, it fails to make sense, it fails to even interest us. Less than 60% of the viewers could even stand the movie or the review of it. A score of 10 is worse than ridiculous.
There were several writers who liked the movie, in varying degrees. I didn't. It was missing on a number of points. The writing was terrible, the story didn't speak to me. What person could possibly treat their son, their own flesh and blood that way? I suppose that I should treat the woman Emily as th pitiful character she plays. But the huge disconnect is too great. I cannot make the jump because NO human could possibly be as bad off as Sedgwick. The boy child has 100 times more maturity than the Sedgwick character. How could anyone believe any part of this story.
In summary, the movie left me worse than flat, worse than before I began watching it, sorry that I wasted my time on this. THAT is why this movie is NOT a 10. I was generous in giving it a rating 2, but I felt that as 1 would not be fair, because 1 needs to be reserved for a really horrendous movie. This was just bad, not horrendous.
There were several writers who liked the movie, in varying degrees. I didn't. It was missing on a number of points. The writing was terrible, the story didn't speak to me. What person could possibly treat their son, their own flesh and blood that way? I suppose that I should treat the woman Emily as th pitiful character she plays. But the huge disconnect is too great. I cannot make the jump because NO human could possibly be as bad off as Sedgwick. The boy child has 100 times more maturity than the Sedgwick character. How could anyone believe any part of this story.
In summary, the movie left me worse than flat, worse than before I began watching it, sorry that I wasted my time on this. THAT is why this movie is NOT a 10. I was generous in giving it a rating 2, but I felt that as 1 would not be fair, because 1 needs to be reserved for a really horrendous movie. This was just bad, not horrendous.