ChikPapa
Very disappointed :(
TrueJoshNight
Truly Dreadful Film
ReaderKenka
Let's be realistic.
ChicDragon
It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.
Buick_Beast
The Sublime & Beautiful, I haven't seen a film this raw & performances this real in a film since Laws of Gravity, from the moment I watched this Man's World, from the first unhinged twinge of the camera, I knew the World we were entering was already on shaky ground, the family unit was so beautiful & full of life, but there's a sudden reason for the camera work that creeps in, you'll have to catch your breath, again & again as it unfolds that this man's lively World & gorgeous children might be temporary. Most Filmmakers, as well as Lead Actors, could have easily directed this into the arena of melodrama, but once again, the potency of the Reality I was seeing before me made me loudly weep & then hold the emotions in, as the characters viscerally do the same. Get a drink of water before this one & go into this journey full force because this man's reality will unfold before you in such a subtle yet spellbinding & mesmerizing way, you won't be able to take your eyes off the screen. This movie took me to all kinds of places within myself, my own moral conundrums & just spit me out onto the floor, from moments in which the Man's Wife declares "Here goes the Woman with the Dead Kids" to the moment he confronts the drunk driver in a wonderfully, raw scene, only to assume what transpired there, till the very end, in which David Conrad, played brilliantly by Blake Robbins, seems to have his own epiphany in the house of the relatives of the Drunk Driver. I was on pins & needles. This didn't feel like acting to me. This felt very real which means the filmmakers did it right. If you've ever experienced loss, any kind or have never experienced profound loss & want to know how a human being truly feels in these situations, the journey it takes man/woman on, this film should be shown in film schools/universities, it's that potent, it set a bar for the reality of Human Grieving, Forgiveness & it's both Sublime & Beautiful.
repalmer-210-506917
Aaaa... wow. I began watching this movie because it was shot in Lawrence. I wasn't expecting anything remarkable. But this movie is. Its sad enough to make you look away but its so good you can't. I don't doubt that this is exactly the effect Blake Robbins was looking for. He skillfully represents all the horror of a tragic happening and the fact that sometimes there are no words that can help yet others around are compelled to offer them. But no matter since and heartfelt they are they only cause pain. If you are looking for quality and meaning and completion of purpose then this is a film you shouldn't miss. I'm going to be watching for more work of Mr. Robbins.
LizSmithMoore
Blake Robbins took on a daunting task: Writing a story about a profoundly sad event in the life of a family. The hazard in such an effort is to fall into tactics of cheap and obvious manipulation. Not only did Robbins tell the story with realism and respect, he carried it through 90 minutes of film further enriched by the right actors, cinematography, musical score and all the other elements of a nearly perfect movie. I did not cry when I watched it, but not because I wasn't moved. Blake put me in David's head and I felt locked in a state of shock and denial. Add David's struggle with middle-aging even before the tragedy, witness the impact on David and Kelly's marriage, the reactions of friends, family and community, and this film feels as real as it possibly could. As art, it is the best possible treatment of one of the darkest aspects of the human condition.
BasicLogic
this is one of the saddest films ever made. the screenplay is so thoughtfully deep, Blake Robbins, the screenplay writer, the director and the main character....the only word i can say is WOW...!!! he really knows the saddest feeling what a human being would have to face, suffer and to deal with. the family, the kids, the wife and the marriage before after the tragedy. the relationship among friends and colleagues, the mind, the shocks, the lost, the void and empty space of a soul. the lost hope of tomorrow. the....there's nothing i could say more when and after i watched this film. guess drunk driving is the most heartless and irresponsible behavior that a human being could commit.