Shows early promise and ends well but the cross-country drive is far too longwinded and often downright boring. The third act does make up for it quite a bit and I rather like the open-ended ending. That final effect is also pretty impressive.

I really loved the fimmaking and storytelling but I found myself with reservations about a father who wasn’t willing to sacrifice everything to support his daughter. I thought his actions were really selfish and self serving but after some discussion and overnight though, I was really taken by Granik’s approach to mental health and how she juxtaposes an obviously loving and caring relationship between a father and a daughter and how that relationship is torn apart by mental health.

Also, Granik`s ability to find and elicit performances from young actresses is downright stunning.

I have a few issues with it - namely the motivation behind one of the central moments in the 3rd act and a too-long action sequence - but otherwise, it's a total lovefest.

At one point, I was so joyously happy, I even got a little teary-eyed.