I'm unfamiliar with the source material, so I can only judge the film on its merits.
I didn't know what to expect from this film, but I got sucked in quickly. It had basic but good takes on culture clash, people, and emotions. The cast was professional, so the acting part was done well. I like that even though there wasn't much to many of the supporting cast, they still felt memorable for some reason.
The film started having problems closer to the middle when it felt like a lot more should have happened. More dialogue, more things to think about. And don't get me wrong, there were interesting themes, but there wasn't enough meat to the film.
It still would've been fine, but the ending only brought confusion. Since there wasn't enough essence, it was hard to grasp the main character's arc (if there was one). And thus, I didn't understand what his reaction, in the end, was supposed to be.
I guess his forgiveness could've only been granted through the ending scene. But it never felt like he was crushed by guilt; upon coming back, he acted like it was nothing. And since other plotlines (for ex., the wife's one) were brushed to the side, I guess he was supposed to be the focus. But the ending to his story didn't feel earned, more like it just happened. And since the title brings up forgiveness, all the things that have happened seem pointless. Through the film's depiction of the events, half of the things that have happened were rendered pointless by the ending.
Overall, the film felt like lots of things were missing, some of which would've made the ending earned and much more emotionally connecting.
I didn't know what to expect from this film, but I got sucked in quickly. It had basic but good takes on culture clash, people, and emotions. The cast was professional, so the acting part was done well. I like that even though there wasn't much to many of the supporting cast, they still felt memorable for some reason.
The film started having problems closer to the middle when it felt like a lot more should have happened. More dialogue, more things to think about. And don't get me wrong, there were interesting themes, but there wasn't enough meat to the film.
It still would've been fine, but the ending only brought confusion. Since there wasn't enough essence, it was hard to grasp the main character's arc (if there was one). And thus, I didn't understand what his reaction, in the end, was supposed to be.
I guess his forgiveness could've only been granted through the ending scene. But it never felt like he was crushed by guilt; upon coming back, he acted like it was nothing. And since other plotlines (for ex., the wife's one) were brushed to the side, I guess he was supposed to be the focus. But the ending to his story didn't feel earned, more like it just happened. And since the title brings up forgiveness, all the things that have happened seem pointless. Through the film's depiction of the events, half of the things that have happened were rendered pointless by the ending.
Overall, the film felt like lots of things were missing, some of which would've made the ending earned and much more emotionally connecting.