I'd heard so much about the book (that I'll never read) that I had expectations for this to be a solidly-engaging film. My mistake was having expectations. The entire movie felt like a plane that never left the runway.
The director never explains why everyone is supposed to know this "marsh king" since, prior to his arrest, the biggest thing he'd done was kidnap a woman, force her to have his daughter, then shoot some guy on an ATV. Not to minimize those crimes, but they would hardly make him as notorious as the movie expected him to be. I also didn't believe that in 20 years since being "rescued" from her situation, his daughter wouldn't have gotten tattoo removal, much less psychotherapy for all her. "Trauma" But no, they never bother to build "the marsh king" up to his "reputation ", instead, the whole thing ends with his daughter killing him in a creek during a shootout. I won't say the entire society was a waste of time, at the very least it kept us engaged, but just don't go into it with expectations and they won't be let down.
The director never explains why everyone is supposed to know this "marsh king" since, prior to his arrest, the biggest thing he'd done was kidnap a woman, force her to have his daughter, then shoot some guy on an ATV. Not to minimize those crimes, but they would hardly make him as notorious as the movie expected him to be. I also didn't believe that in 20 years since being "rescued" from her situation, his daughter wouldn't have gotten tattoo removal, much less psychotherapy for all her. "Trauma" But no, they never bother to build "the marsh king" up to his "reputation ", instead, the whole thing ends with his daughter killing him in a creek during a shootout. I won't say the entire society was a waste of time, at the very least it kept us engaged, but just don't go into it with expectations and they won't be let down.