I think the goal of this movie can be summed up in one of the quotes/scenes made in the film:
Jude: "What did you think of the movie?" Kes: "It was okay." Jude: "I thought it was funny." Kes: "I thought it was kinda sad." Jude: "Sometimes Sad is funny."
Unfortunately, nothing sad in this movie is funny. The movie isn't funny, it's not scary, it's not tear jerking, it's not a mystery. It's not even shocking. It kind of floats in the middle of, not being much of anything. Except weird. And makes you feel really sorry for Callie. And makes you cringe at times. But the cast is phenomenal.
A women who cares for no one, who is wild, bad, smart and knows how to lie, leaves her family for three years. Then when the possibility that they might be moving on and might find happiness and love with another women. Dear old Jude returns to not let that happen. The women does not really care about her family. She doesn't care about anyone. And sadly enough the law is on her side. She could take those kids in a heartbeat, but she doesn't. Because she doesn't really want them. That's not the goal... The movie did a great job with picking a solid cast of people who can really act. The cast is what makes the movie worth watching. The filming was great, the story not so much. It's very simple and cringe in area's. Exhausting by the end.
There wasn't anything in the movie that really shocked me. Nothing that felt fun. Nothing that felt like a win. And no one to cheer for. You had the mother from hell pretty much who is sleazy and cruel. And another women who genuinely loved the children. Some very cringe nudity scenes because it was a women naked in front of a child. And an ending that really turned up the anger for me. This poor women who just wants to help the kids, and everyone wants to kill her? Really?
And above all it doesn't really explain itself. It drops hints of there being three generations of psychopaths in the family. But doesn't give us a solid story. No real background. Does not dig into the characters. And the ending is very far from satisfying. It felt very rushed and sudden. So much build up for it to just end.
Unfortunately, nothing sad in this movie is funny. The movie isn't funny, it's not scary, it's not tear jerking, it's not a mystery. It's not even shocking. It kind of floats in the middle of, not being much of anything. Except weird. And makes you feel really sorry for Callie. And makes you cringe at times. But the cast is phenomenal.
A women who cares for no one, who is wild, bad, smart and knows how to lie, leaves her family for three years. Then when the possibility that they might be moving on and might find happiness and love with another women. Dear old Jude returns to not let that happen. The women does not really care about her family. She doesn't care about anyone. And sadly enough the law is on her side. She could take those kids in a heartbeat, but she doesn't. Because she doesn't really want them. That's not the goal... The movie did a great job with picking a solid cast of people who can really act. The cast is what makes the movie worth watching. The filming was great, the story not so much. It's very simple and cringe in area's. Exhausting by the end.
There wasn't anything in the movie that really shocked me. Nothing that felt fun. Nothing that felt like a win. And no one to cheer for. You had the mother from hell pretty much who is sleazy and cruel. And another women who genuinely loved the children. Some very cringe nudity scenes because it was a women naked in front of a child. And an ending that really turned up the anger for me. This poor women who just wants to help the kids, and everyone wants to kill her? Really?
And above all it doesn't really explain itself. It drops hints of there being three generations of psychopaths in the family. But doesn't give us a solid story. No real background. Does not dig into the characters. And the ending is very far from satisfying. It felt very rushed and sudden. So much build up for it to just end.