I thought about David Miller's LONELY ARE THE BRAVE, especially after one sequence in particular, which I won't tell here, not to spoil the film. A sad story about a man and a horse, a tragic and very poignant tale. A typical american road movie. Maybe some long moments, but useful to this kind of feature.

It wasn't that it was a bad movie... but it was slow and sad and it lacked a purpose. There was no real life lesson or anything informative or any redemption. Just a movie about a quiet, sensitive 15-year-old boy with some difficult family problems and who gets attached to a horse that isn't his. Although the acting is decent, there's little to no dialog in most of the movie. There isn't even any creative cinematography or camera work to help keep us interested during the horse races, the truck rides or especially the long, slow trek across the desert (which I ended up fast-forwarding through.) As one devastating misfortune after another happens to Charley the movie just becomes more depressing and made me question the purpose of making this film or for watching it. OK to skip this one, in My Humble Opinion! 10/2018

I watched because I'm a huge Travis Fimmel fan...I now became a huge Charlie Plummer fan. His performance as Charlie touched my heart. He delivered a powerful performance as a young man forced to survive more than his share of life's tough blows. His relationship with his father (Fimmel) is loving, but dysfunctional; he cares, but is neglectful. It's a moving story of a young man struggling to be a normal teenager, despite his circumstances. Great story, great acting and great directing. You will feel this story deep in your soul.