The Worst Film Ever

Memorable, crazy movie

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Having not heard of this film before I watched it on Film4. I was pleasantly surprised. I found it gripping as the family are caught up in a violent revolution. Both the mother and father have to resort to extreme measures in order to protect their family. As they desperately try to seek safety they find themselves running from one perilous situation to another in order to avoid an anti western mob. All in all worth a watch. I even liked the ending.

This is the kind of movie where you have one hero, go through a lot (in this case, with his family) and also, look for the safest way possible to survive, but yet still fall into traps and plot twists. The idea is nothing to be astonished about, very generic. The execution of the movie, however, was fine, the acting and the pacing, the graphics, everything was fine enough. Yet, we want something more than a typical survival movie. 6/10

100% absolutely awesome, and CRAZY! Good crazy, I mean sure it's a scary movie, but it's awesome and so very REAL!!! I love how real the producers made this movie. Things like or similar to this happens all the time, the world is on an edge and it feels like every breath it takes, we tilt a little further forward... this movie is FANTASTIC! It's a must to watch.. don't skip, don't turn around, watch the whole thing! It made me cry my heart out! I loved it! I loved it so much that I'm going to watch it again, the second time in a row in two days. It's way better than I thought it would be and totally threw me off the couch. And yes it has many f words and others, but beyond that, it is very neat and amazing. Though it may not be based on a true story, there are stories out there needing to be told because some things in this movie do happen.

PROS: The acting from the ENTIRE cast was so unbelievably awesome. Lake Bell who is one of my favorite actresses, gave one of her best performances in years. To add on, Owen Wilson played his role perfectly. He delivered every emotion in its rawest form; sadness, fear, anger, security, etc. were delivered by the whole cast, even the little girls who stole the show. Another amazing part of the film was the story line. This concept of rebellion and the families struggle through it was so perfectly delivered with few to no plot holes. I was able to comfortably watch the movie without worrying about pathetic attempts to make the movie more engaging, everything was thought out. This movie is my favorite movie of all time for many reasons, but the biggest reason was the ending. The ending came so abruptly, which was nice because it gave the watcher the same sigh of relief as it did to the characters. The ending was able to make you feel the same exact emotion as it did to those characters. Yet another great part about this film was the development of the characters. You were able to relate to any one character, and you stayed in tune with that character as the film progressed. But you also didn't feel detached from the other characters, which was nice.CONS: The one con that I had was not something I noticed on my own, but someone brought it to my attention. The build up of tension lagged in some spots, but this didn't bother me because it felt natural. But there were a few scenes where the characters were just sitting and not doing anything.www.chorror.com