Unconformity

Unless they are hidden gems. The editing is outstanding being short and precise. Example is at the end Nick is waiting outside on a college campus watching students walk to class and he throws his rancher hat inside his rancher pickup and walks off camera left to right. Positive. He has finally decided to leave the life of a rancher and get a college education. Numerous shots of Alex were beautifully done. The camera captured her well. She is stunning. I really enjoyed the use of geological nomenclature. It just made sense. My favorite scene was the last one with dad and son sitting on the porch without words as they gaze at the future. One chair remains empty next to them and is soon occupied by Alex. Beautiful scene that summarizes the intentions of the scriptwriter. This movie is not "All hat and no cows".

I may view again.

I had doubts going into this movie because it's about a geologist, but the characters and beautiful scenery drew me in. I won't spoil the opening, but by the time Alex heads to the desert i was in her corner for obvious reasons, and I was intrigued by her growing relationship with jack mulhern's character nick. It turns out the geology and ranching storylines were actually pretty interesting and i did not see the ending coming. Worth checking out.

I did not know what to expect here, but after watching I had two takeaways: 1) It is beaituflly shot. I love the wide landscape shots and the camera being locked off most, if not all of the film .It really lets everything play within the frame. 2) the acting was very subtle and powerful. Sometimes indie films can push too hard, this was very well done.

Really enjoyed the story. I don't know much about archeology, but that didn't hinder me from enjoying! Recommend!

The scenery and the music are amazing and the overall feel of the film is solidly wistful and hopeful. There is a twist at the beginning that really got me invested in the movie and Alex's response to that and her growth and recovery were very moving. The ending was a surprise too but a very good one, and I was really startled at how good the depiction of academia was. Lots of tense moments but it was really refreshing to see a movie with a female lead that didn't rely on exploiting her trauma to make a plotline develop.

I'm generally not a big indie movie fan. But the story was nice, the acting was really good, and so was the music. Plus lots of beautiful shots of the desert. If you like this sort of movie, I think you'll like this one.