The Indian

I had been waiting to the see the movie for a while and ended up watching it at the Newport Beach Film Festival. The movie is unique in many aspects and may provoke you to tears if you have a soft spot. I would have cried had my brother not been sitting next to me. Sal does a good job playing the role of a father wanting redemption, and Matt Dallas is perfect for the emotionally distraught son's role. The movie's storyline revolves around a boy with no hope for his future and life who was abandoned by his movie-star father addicted to heroin. Diagnosed with hepatitis C, his father attempts to redeem himself to get a liver transplant from his son, and simultaneously realizes the importance of truly mending their relationship. Although dramatic, the film was not devoid of spots of clever lines that brought the audience to laughter. The movie's ending is unexpected and seals it nicely. Definitely a wonderful movie!