An okay film, with an average script.
Unoriginal, and not overly well shot (dinner table scene did not flow).
Predictable story. We have seen many bucket list films before.
Dialogue was sketchy and weird timing... felt unintentionally awkward and it didn't flow.
The acting was fine, but certainly it did have a stand out performance by James Martin as brother Lorcan, who was very, very good.
We watched all the nominated shorts (short list), and couldn't work out why this was on the list, it felt the weakest by far. That's not to say it's a bad film. But there was nothing original about it, and it felt overly sentimental.
For this to rise to the top is a surprise, and for it to win an Oscar is bizarre. Guess it goes to show that anything is possible! So regardless of my thoughts, congratulation to the team.
