It's not easy to take a compelling a story as this and turn it into a disaster that's barely watchable. The one star is for the lead girl and a few decent shots of the countryside. So many awful things about this movie, but I think the worst is probably the cliche and horrible relationship between father and daughter. It's just so ridiculously not credible in any fashion. He's the biggest idiot in town and and how he manages to maintain his job is a mystery that defies all reason. He's a bully/brute one moment then he seems to all of a sudden care about his daughter. All the kids do is wear hoodies, get wasted and dance around like clowns. Why there's a priest cast as a somewhat important character is baffling, as nothing he says or does moves things in any discernible direction. Nothing gets resolved. Barely anything happens. There was potential here for a compelling movie, but the aimless direction and trite dialogue drags it into very mundane territory. I'm not going to waste any more time on this thing. I finally got to the end. Absolute crock of doo doo. Insulting to anyone with an ounce of intelligence. The word that keeps racing to the forefront of my mind is Ineptitude.
Review of Bridgend
