Review by athanasiosze

I was confused during the first 70 minutes because i couldn't understood what i was watching. DONNIE DARKO vibes + a scifi drama + a family drama + a coming of age movie. These "ingredients" were not mixing well. I thought that this movie didn't make sense. There was only one twist that could give sense to all of this and wrap it up. Unfortunately, i guessed it, so when it happened, i was not much surprised. However, this was not exactly the twist i thought. Movie's twist was way better in its entirety and the last 20 minutes are beautiful.

So, there is a payoff for those who, like me, don't love the first 70 minutes. But, one can argue it's too late. I am not saying the first part is bad, but i was not enjoying this, it was mediocre for me. Zero chemistry between Gaffigan and Seehorn, they seemed more like uncle/niece than husband/wife. Furthermore, there were some scenes that contradicted the tone of this movie, i mean, this was not a heavy drama but some really dark and sad things happened and it was like i was watching two or three different movies.

In the end, everything comes together and i respect the fact that director didn't leave anything unexplained. Ambiguous ending means usually lazy writing. No lazy writing here, Colin West respects the audience.

But i can't rate it higher because i didn't enjoy it much during the first part. And when this got better and coherent, i was distanced from this and i didn't care much about these characters.