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I haven't read the book. Thank goodness because by the sounds of the other reviews I might be disappointed.

But honestly I'm not sure how you could be with a movie like this. It is real and deep and so so sad but in such a wonderful and human way.

Memories of hugely inspiring books and movies from my youth such as "on the black hill" by Bruce Chatwin or "into the wild" the story of Chris Mcandless come flooding back as we follow simple woodsman Robert as he strangely appears in the world and navigates life, death, friendship and loss and generally wonders what the hell is it all about?

It is a beautifully woven film full of intense colours and shades of the natural world, you can feel the warmth of the fire, the glow of the sunset and the crisp notes of the snow. Incredible camerawork make every scene a visual experience.

The cast are equally good. Joel Edgerton has long been a favorite of mine since his directorial debut "the gift" and he just gets better and better. Wonderful to see william H Macy in such a perfect role too.

I know sad movies are not for everyone and to be honest they are a bit of a time and place for me too. But this was the time and the place and it encapsulated how I was feeling and helped me get a view on that by making me realise that I am not alone in being alone.

We all have our moments of loneliness and loss and sorrow. It is the one thing that makes us all equal as humans. We all have to deal with it sooner or later and no one's pain is greater or more important than any others. It is the true leveller of people in this world.

Robert doesn't understand this or pretend to he just lives this. He embodies this ideology quietly and stoically. He goes about his business and stays out of people's way as much as he can trying to make life work and aware of how risky it all is..He is a good man but he is lost emotionally and is trying to find his way through the world.

I loved it. I don't care if no one else loves it. It touches a very deep nerve with me and for that I am truly thankful for the people who made this film possible. Bravo.

Starts off ok. Mae Martins character is strange. I wasn't aware of her before so for me it was just odd to see this police officer who looks totally out of place, and like a really young man. I couldn't really swallow it.

Then the story kicks in and some of the young actors are ok the pace of the show picks up and I started to enjoy it regardless of the slightly terrible acting and weird casting.

Toni Colette was great as always and the town has a creepy sinister vibe that gets you wondering what it's all about.

But over time I grew tired of the plot holes and the strange casting doing strange things and the lack of direction in the whole thing.

Last episode got me to the point where I really didn't care much about any of it and I gave up. Shame really. It had potential but it felt all a bit silly and pointless.

I came at it from a completely random perspective so I was open to the ideas but once something starts to hit the silly button too often I start to turn off.

So there you go. Fun for a time. But nothing particularly rewarding about it.

Ho hum. It's a 6 from me purely because the first part of the show was good.