I am not sure why I watched this after 10 minutes. The Amazon description of the film is pretty much is the entire plot except for the playing of the Star Spangled Banner at the end. We don't learn much about the man, not even his name until the film is well over half over. Jeffrey Goodrich plays a man who is near the end of his life. We discover he was a town cop, a shaman, and likes to burn candles while having dinner with the rotting corpse of his wife. Things don't start to happen until about a half hour into the film when our WTF am I watching becomes really bizarre.
This is a concept film. It is not designed to be overly entertaining but to make a statement about a topic most of us don't care to deal with. It is slow and nostalgic by design. It is not for everyone. Now sometimes you can look at a film and know, this is not what the director wanted. However in this case I believe this is exactly what the director wanted. It was good for what it was, but entertaining was not part of it.
Guide: No swearing, sex or nudity.
This is a concept film. It is not designed to be overly entertaining but to make a statement about a topic most of us don't care to deal with. It is slow and nostalgic by design. It is not for everyone. Now sometimes you can look at a film and know, this is not what the director wanted. However in this case I believe this is exactly what the director wanted. It was good for what it was, but entertaining was not part of it.
Guide: No swearing, sex or nudity.
