This movie was good but lacked actual substance. The climax, if you can even find one, the only one I could find we didn't see, wasn't all that exciting. To be honest, I only finished it because I started it. The performances were great. Emile Hirsch was subtly true to the loner character. Laura Linney was amazing, as her character was always a little bit drunk. Gena Rowlands was good as the condescending mother. The cast shone but I'm afraid the efforts were wasted on a plot that was predictable and boring. There were no surprises in it for me or any other viewer. The characters were believable. Everything was very simple, but a good simple, not a minimalist simple.
