An average movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but that’s the fun thing about going to a film club, you let someone else pick up a film for you. Well, in this case, it turned out to be a decent watch but, to be honest, not really much more than that though. Basically, the bottom line was that, if you are lucky and open for it, you might actually meet some really decent people out there which was a fine concept. Unfortunately, the approach was just too slight and simplistic to make it really remarkable. First of all, you had the ‘bad’ Bob who was just really awful but really during every single scene he was involved in and the ‘good’ Bob who was just pure gold and basically flawless and you wish that these 2 characters were not such extremes. Then, there was the idea that someone heavily traumatized and mentally rather messed up could be healed simply by the kindness of someone with a good heart. It does sound really peachy but I’m afraid that, not always but very often, it’s more complicated than that in real life. Finally, I thought the ending was actually rather insulting. Indeed, it was such a cheap move to kill off the ‘good’ Bob just to have some emotional climax at the end. Still, there was something really sweet and genuine about this relationship. At the end of the day, you can’t choose your family but you can choose with who you want to spend your time on this Earth and they don’t have to be blood relatives. Concerning John Leguizamo, the guy has been seemingly here forever and he was solid as usual but I was above all impressed by Barbie Ferreira who was pretty much pitch-perfect. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still not bad though and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre. 

6/10