A simpler and more straightforward film than Boy Erased yet with many similarities. This one seems less about the schadenfreude, more realistic and yet more hopeful.
The rural setting made the father (Tom Wopat) so much more of a sympathetic father figure than the creature Russel Crowe was in the other film.
The actors here were more comfortable to be around and felt more like people I'd really know. Seeing Gregory Harrison in the councilor role was so much less cringe-worthy than the charlatan in the other film. Also, the grieving father's other bad decisions depicted how parents are fallible beings as well.
This one seemed to be something that might actually help kids and parents struggling with their own life dramas whilst the other film felt more like a call to action to eliminate suvh misguided programs. This film accomplishes that as well but in a kinder, gentler way.
The rural setting made the father (Tom Wopat) so much more of a sympathetic father figure than the creature Russel Crowe was in the other film.
The actors here were more comfortable to be around and felt more like people I'd really know. Seeing Gregory Harrison in the councilor role was so much less cringe-worthy than the charlatan in the other film. Also, the grieving father's other bad decisions depicted how parents are fallible beings as well.
This one seemed to be something that might actually help kids and parents struggling with their own life dramas whilst the other film felt more like a call to action to eliminate suvh misguided programs. This film accomplishes that as well but in a kinder, gentler way.