A well acted and moving account of a loving family torn apart by a tragic accident. Explores what effect this can have on a father and son in particular. However I found the violent ending somewhat mystifying and unsatisfactory. It was as though the writer wasn't quite sure how to finish the story. Would have been better with an ultimate.redemption for both parent and child.

Good to see Sam Worthington in a serious role though, and the boy's performance is very moving. Also good to have a script without an excess of dialogue. In this case the silences, especially from Worthington's character, speak more than words. Writers take note.

They blew their entire budget on the opening scene. A 10 minute backstory that served no purpose other than to create a trailer for the film.

The story is bland and goes nowhere fast. The wife/mother was killed in a car accident a few years earlier. Father and son haven't really moved past that trauma. Dad continues his military career and son goes to boarding school. When the dad gets discharged from the military he must become a full time parent.

Money troubles causes the dad and his old military officer to reunite for quick money schemes. At this point, you can cut scenes from any movie you've ever seen and you can call yourself a film director. It won't make a bit of difference since it your mish-mashed movie won't be any worse than this, perhaps even better.

There were plenty of plot holes which I just forgave because this was not a major production. The story is neither tragic nor uplifting it was just a money grab by some studio exec. No one should have green lighted this movie.