This is one of those memorable movies that you will remember for years to come as it is such a deep movie about broken people like the character in this movie that suffers from PTSD, it's a very serious matter and something that the people should get all the help they can and need. Debra Granik does a magnificent job at writing and directing this adaption of Peter Rock's novel, she gave the movie this realistic feeling like we are watching a biopic as it could very well be people that have the same circumstances like Will and Tom that is played brilliantly by Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie, Ben's performance is award worthy, it's a great and important performance. The director did right with turning down the dialogue as it did feel more realistic and it also gave the actors the chance to really act and not just speak which I always enjoy.

There's not many times I agree with critics now days but they are right with this movie, it's great and has some of the best and most real acting I've seen. It deserves more than it's imdb score (7.2) as of 10th November 2019. It's a wonderful and realistic yet a bit depressing tale of a father of a bond that a Father with PTSD has with his daughter, as she is what keeps him going.

Single dad Will (Ben Foster) and his teenage daughter Tom (Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie) live off the grid in a public forest in Oregon. He is a former soldier haunted by war. They are found by the police and social services put them into a home on a tree farm. He is uneased by the demands of normal society and he takes her into the woods again.

Ben Foster has his quiet intensity. McKenzie is solid as a compelling teen. I would have liked a more intense build up at the tree farm leading to a big climax. It's still a very compelling father daughter relationship. It's a good character study movie. It's reminiscent of other Into the Wild movies although it doesn't have the survival drama. The most dramatic section happens in social services.

This is a slice of life with two figures making their way. The father and daughter love each other, but he has all the power because of his experience. She is making her way and has never questioned her father's motivations. We never get to know those. Granted, we can guess. Society is not for him. Is he a true survivalist? Is he a bit off his rocker? Is he just born to the earth in a time when someone always owns that earth? The movement from place to place, with charitable looking out for them, makes it much harder. If they were beset by evil motives from others, it would be a lot easier to understand. The girl is wishing for some comfort and begins to doubt where this will all play out. It is a really unique movie, to say the least.