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Plot: Greta’s dad Tom is moving the family cross-country in a dented station wagon, promising a California paradise to his kids. All that’s missing is Mom.
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One of the reasons we still subscribe to Netflix
A harried dad in New England stuffs his three kids into the station wagon and sets off for Arcadia (not the mythical land of peace and plenty; it’s a suburb of LA), leaving behind a far from empty house, a frantic golden retriever and, presumably, Mom. Dad’s story keeps changing—Mom will be waiting for them when they get there; she’ll join them a few weeks later—and his mood oscillates wildly from long-car-trip goofiness (group singalongs of the “Rawhide” theme) to road-rage hostility. John Hawkes has been specializing for a couple of years in playing the shaky dad or the suspect authority figure, and he doesn’t let us down this time; the storyline focuses on younger daughter Greta, a dreamy, disaffected girl on the cusp of adolescence who misses her dog and still carries around a ratty old stuffed rabbit. Surefooted w/d Olivia Silver shows us this shabby, chaotic new adult world through Greta’s eyes. I wasn’t sure she could sustain the fragile tone all the way through, but the ending, though it leaves unanswered questions, is perfectly satisfying. Veteran child actor Ryan Simpkins gives a fine, subtle performance as Greta. Making Dad a cranky libertarian may seem like pandering at first, but it pays off in a crucial scene later on. Long story short—this is one of those unheralded indie films like “C.O.G.,” “Prince Avalanche” and “The New Year” (all available on streaming Netflix) that’s really worth watching.
A quiet and moving coming of age film – excellent.
As always, John Hawkes is impressive as the tense, complex patriarch in this story of a broken family’s road trip from New England to their new life in California. However it’s Ryan Simpkin’s film, and we see the film through her character Greta’s watchful and sensitive eyes. Ty Simpkins, Ryan’s real life brother also gives a sweet, funny and touching performance as her brother in the film. The two actors have a great dynamic and I hope we get to see more of these two together in future films. I found this film to be quietly moving and subtly powerful. The director, Olivia Silver, has a light and sensitive touch, and she makes the viewer feel as though she’s simply let the actors naturally play their stories out. I’ll be keeping a watch out for more of her films to come.
Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 31 min (91 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Adventure, Drama
Director Olivia Silver
Writer Olivia Silver
Actors Ryan Simpkins, Ty Simpkins, Kendall Toole
Country United States
Awards 3 wins & 2 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Arriflex 16 SR3, Panavision Lenses
Laboratory FotoKem Laboratory, Burbank (CA), USA (dailies telecine), Nice Dissolve (color correction)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 16 mm (Kodak Vision2 200T 7217, Vision3 500T 7219)
Cinematographic Process Super 16
Printed Film Format HDCAM