This film had a slice-of-life ambiance. The characters were refreshingly ordinary-looking and their backstories all too believable. Having seen what drugs and alcohol can do to families and children, l found the relationship fallout here highly relatable. The deep questions get asked and the true priorities of life shine through. This unexpected tour-de-force is a complex movie that is uplifting as well as thought-provoking. It is naturalistic in the extreme with a dose of the sacred withinin the profane. It's like the "ashcan" school of artists who painted hardscrabble reality without apology. We need more of this kind of film-making, where the message is more important than the massage. By massage, l mean the dazzling special effects and nonstop action of average Hollywood fare. Two Cents from a Pariah is the definition of a slow burn and l couldn't tear myself away for a second.
Review of Two Cents from a Pariah
