Convicts
In rural Texas 1902, 13-year-old Horace (Haas) toils on a run-down plantation to buy a tombstone for the father he lost a year earlier. Soll (Duvall), the crusty old Confederate who owns the plantation, has yet to pay the boy a penny of the money he owes him. But on Christmas Eve, as Soll becomes obsessed with his own mortality, he makes a grand promise...forcing Horace to confront his fear of death and the harsh truths of a decadent society.
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Disappointed... - Tbot
I've read so many good reviews on this movie, but to be honest I thought it was dreadful. Maybe I don't "get it", or was disappointed because it wasn't what I expected. I had hoped for some drama and adventure...at least some conflict...SOMETHING interesting. But the bulk of the story focused on the incoherent ramblings of a drunk, forgetful elderly man and a young boy who has to keep repeating himself to him. I imagine the movie is trying to say something about frustration, regrets, and growing old on your own terms...but that doesn't make it enjoyable to rent!
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Disappointed... - Tbot
I've read so many good reviews on this movie, but to be honest I thought it was dreadful. Maybe I don't "get it", or was disappointed because it wasn't what I expected. I had hoped for some drama and adventure...at least some conflict...SOMETHING interesting. ...