Stars: Jason Sudeikis, Maisie Williams, Jessica Biel
Storyline
Henry is an introverted architect. After the death of his wife in a car accident, he sets out to help Millie, a homeless teen, to build a raft to sail across the Atlantic.
Writers: Robbie Pickering, Bill Purple, Jason Sudeikis, Maisie Williams, Jessica Biel, Jessica Biel, Mary Steenburgen, Maisie Williams, Jason Sudeikis, Paul Reiser, Orlando Jones, Bryan Batt, Joshua Mikel, Cailey Fleming, Jayson Warner Smith, Jon Arthur, Richard Robichaux, Russ Russo, Christopher Gehrman, Parker Hankins, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Cast: Jessica Biel -
Penny
Mary Steenburgen -
Julia
Maisie Williams -
The Girl
Jason Sudeikis -
Henry
Paul Reiser -
Wendell
Orlando Jones -
Cornelius 'Dumbass' Thibadeaux
Bryan Batt -
Joshua Mikel -
Thor Heyerdahl
Cailey Fleming -
Young Millie
Jayson Warner Smith -
Uncle Glen
Jon Arthur -
EMT
Richard Robichaux -
Pascal
Russ Russo -
David Pearlman
Christopher Gehrman -
William Willis
Parker Hankins -
Pascal's Son
Taglines:
How far would you go for a lost love?
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 3 Jan 2016
Filming Locations: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Technical Specs
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Rating: 2/10
Just saw this at Heartland Film Festival...it had a few good, funny
scenes, but the story is so full of tropes (truth delivered from young
child folk voice overs, flashbacks to a "haunting" past, and characters
who talk their way through "dramatic exchanges" to realizations) that I
thought I might have been watching cheap television. Rather than
witnessing an unfolding drama, we were presented with scene after scene
of characters stupidly stumbling into a situation where they were
neatly arranged in a well- lit space in convenient blocking to "discuss
their issues". The movie is excessively scored in prepackaged
"Hollywood" music you'd expect from a 1999 blockbuster.
On a positive note, Maisie Williams is a star and I believed a lot of
her character. The acting was fine...Sudeikis couldn't have done much
more with the part, but his earnestness in the role is cringe- worthy
because the writing is so weak. Biel is fun as an unpredictable and
lovable n'Orleans lady. Sudeikis' sidekicks are a source of some of the
few organic laughs.
All in all, unless you're a massive Biel/Sudeikis fan, I'd skip it.
Really. Without a spoiler, the movie follows the two main characters
toward a literal suicide mission, but the score is optimistic and the
child's voice-over is telling you otherwise - this movie has a surreal
disconnect between the story it's telling in music and voice-over and
the story it's showing as the characters embark on their final journey.
If Herzog had told the same story, it would be clear the characters
were insane rather than "on a heartfelt journey".
At the q&a Biel mentioned the script went through 26 rewrites. I would
be very very curious to see the original script.
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