A young man abandons his family for a solitary life of fly-fishing. His goal was to find his own way in the fishing world and thereby find himself and love.
Credited cast: | |||
Zach Gilford | ... | Gus | |
Amber Heard | ... | Eddy | |
William Hurt | ... | H2O | |
Dallas Roberts | ... | Titus | |
Kathleen Quinlan | ... | Ma | |
William Devane | ... | Dutch Hines | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Drew Barrios | ... | Security Guard | |
Gabby Brooks | ... | Pilgrim at Halloween Party | |
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Keagan Brooks | ||
Landon Brooks | ... | Soldier at Halloween Party | |
Nikki Deloach | ... | Young Ma | |
Natasha Duvall | ... | Girl in Park | |
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Evan Geer | ... | Bar patron |
Gattlin Griffith | ... | Bill Bob | |
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Breanna Aleigh Grimes | ... | Marlene |
A young man abandons his family for a solitary life of fly-fishing. His goal was to find his own way in the fishing world and thereby find himself and love.
Gus Orviston (Zach Gilford) is born of an angling family. His father Henning (William Hurt) is a famous writer. His parents often argue over fishing. After one such fight, he leaves to fish on his own. He's taken with fish activist Eddy (Amber Heard). After discovering a dead body, he befriends incompetent fisherman Titus (Dallas Roberts).
The biggest problem with this movie is the lack of hurdles. It makes the story without drama. There is never any obstacles to his family life or the romantic life. There is only one on-screen parental fight before he leaves home. As for the romance, it's cute and sexy but without drama. I don't see any over-arching philosophy being espoused by his non-struggle. This is the lightest of coming-of-age romantic movie.