jerrycoliver
Joined Mar 2009
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Hard to review this one. I will say I might be leaning more positive because of my experiences (I'm a recovering alcoholic with an autistic child.) So, it does speak to me more than most people.
It's a faith movie that isn't over the top or in your face about it. In fact, you could easily make the argument that faith really isn't there except to intensify one aspect of the main character.
It's low budget, and like most low budget movies, it can't help but feel low budget, especially in the crowd scenes. The technical stuff is all spot-on. They are a very talented crew. It runs long. I wish the producers worked to cut 10 minutes out of the opening to get to the family sooner.
The acting was good. Levi is a very good actor, but there are some moments I think he overacted. For example, when he bumps into the wall when he's drunk...most drunks bump into things and don't react to it. He, for some reason, wanted to call attention to it as if someone was watching him. But very small things. Overall, the acting was average.
Apart from my situation, it doesn't offer much if you're not married with children. That being said, they did go out of their way to give each person in the family something significant to overcome, even Logan, which did feel rushed; however, it was set up very well.
As for all the 1* (and I see this everywhere online), 99% are complaining that Austin is not the main character...I seriously don't know what trailer they watched to be under the impression this movie wasn't mostly about the dad. The child is the inciting incident and plays the antagonist throughout the movie. No, it's not a movie about an autistic child; it's about the family and specifically the dad.
I do get upset with the people complaining that parents in my situation can't have a movie that we can watch and sympathize with. I love my children, but it is difficult, and any parent of an autistic child will tell you there are times it pushes you to the limit. We can't parent the same way as other parents. I love family movies, and it's nice this movie is more for us. We don't need an autistic character in every movie or a parent struggling. We have this, and it did a very good job showing the stress and the observations about our children. So I'm grateful. Not every movie is for everyone.
It's a faith movie that isn't over the top or in your face about it. In fact, you could easily make the argument that faith really isn't there except to intensify one aspect of the main character.
It's low budget, and like most low budget movies, it can't help but feel low budget, especially in the crowd scenes. The technical stuff is all spot-on. They are a very talented crew. It runs long. I wish the producers worked to cut 10 minutes out of the opening to get to the family sooner.
The acting was good. Levi is a very good actor, but there are some moments I think he overacted. For example, when he bumps into the wall when he's drunk...most drunks bump into things and don't react to it. He, for some reason, wanted to call attention to it as if someone was watching him. But very small things. Overall, the acting was average.
Apart from my situation, it doesn't offer much if you're not married with children. That being said, they did go out of their way to give each person in the family something significant to overcome, even Logan, which did feel rushed; however, it was set up very well.
As for all the 1* (and I see this everywhere online), 99% are complaining that Austin is not the main character...I seriously don't know what trailer they watched to be under the impression this movie wasn't mostly about the dad. The child is the inciting incident and plays the antagonist throughout the movie. No, it's not a movie about an autistic child; it's about the family and specifically the dad.
I do get upset with the people complaining that parents in my situation can't have a movie that we can watch and sympathize with. I love my children, but it is difficult, and any parent of an autistic child will tell you there are times it pushes you to the limit. We can't parent the same way as other parents. I love family movies, and it's nice this movie is more for us. We don't need an autistic character in every movie or a parent struggling. We have this, and it did a very good job showing the stress and the observations about our children. So I'm grateful. Not every movie is for everyone.
