good, but a little tedious & main character out of sinc.

Rating: 5/10 (29 January 2008)

Director's style is reminiscent of the arty, hippy films of the 60's. It was too long, too slow & tedious in parts, could have done with being 30 minutes shorter. I could not understand, if his parents had been such bad parents & his leaving them in limbo, for so long, not knowing if he was dead or alive, why his bitterness did not show in the film. He was a likable, well adjusted young lad, who did not portray the usual hang-ups resulting from an unhappy childhood. But he still disowned his parents. He obviously kept this bitterness part of his personality well hidden from those he met on his travels. So, in that respect the film just does not add up. Hal Holbrook nominated for an Oscar!?? Good part, yes, but he was only in the film for five minutes, for goodness sake!