This was a hard one. I'm a Viggo Mortensen fan (History Of Violence, Appaloosa, Captain Fantastic, Eastern Promises) but this just became painful after an hour. Found myself begging for someone to just smother the Lance Hendrickson character with a pillow, until finally it all just seemed pointless and I began to lose interest altogether. It's okay to have a despicable character, but eventually this became relentless to the point of needless aggravation, and me being thankful I wasn't watching it in a theatre. And I mean, the kid sleeping with a dead duck? C'mon . . .
A much better movie with a similar theme is "Affliction", with Nick Nolte, James Coburn and Sissy Spacek.
A much better movie with a similar theme is "Affliction", with Nick Nolte, James Coburn and Sissy Spacek.