Some childhoods are more eventful than others. Tobias Wolf, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, had a very eventful childhood due to a stepfather named Dwight (Robert De Niro).
Dwight was a first class ass****. He was a small time mechanic in the small town of Concrete, Washington and it seems he resented every moment of it. He was so bitter and it seemed that he would release his vile bitterness on Tobias whenever possible. The most natural question is: why didn't Tobias's mom just leave Dwight? It's a valid question. She was young and attractive.
Perhaps because it was 1960 and that's not what women did. Or maybe it was like she said: "I have no more get up and go in me." Or maybe it's another unknown reason that can only be understood by the plethora of women who've been in abusive relationships and began the hashtag #whyistayed. Whatever the reason, Tobias absorbed the full weight of her decision.
The movie itself was decent enough. De Niro's character was reminiscent of his Max Cady character in "Cape Fear." He was more than a little nuts and Concrete, Washington was worse for it.
Dwight was a first class ass****. He was a small time mechanic in the small town of Concrete, Washington and it seems he resented every moment of it. He was so bitter and it seemed that he would release his vile bitterness on Tobias whenever possible. The most natural question is: why didn't Tobias's mom just leave Dwight? It's a valid question. She was young and attractive.
Perhaps because it was 1960 and that's not what women did. Or maybe it was like she said: "I have no more get up and go in me." Or maybe it's another unknown reason that can only be understood by the plethora of women who've been in abusive relationships and began the hashtag #whyistayed. Whatever the reason, Tobias absorbed the full weight of her decision.
The movie itself was decent enough. De Niro's character was reminiscent of his Max Cady character in "Cape Fear." He was more than a little nuts and Concrete, Washington was worse for it.