I watched this gem twice in the past couple weeks. This film was directed by and starred BJ Novak of The Office fame. It is full of memorable characters and dialogue. Ben strives to truly understand America and tell stories of it's people through his podcast. Well he certainly gets a golden opportunity to do just that when he is summoned to West Texas. The cast contains some really talented actors - some I recognized and others I didn't. The journey that transpires onscreen is profound and the film really made an impact on me. As others have said it has heart and sort of resembles a fish out of water Hallmark film type of plot which gradually delves much deeper. Things grew messy in the parking lot of the Whataburger which set the stage for the big reveal in the brilliant and powerful final act. Lots of films rely heavily on music to drive the action, the music here is background which perfectly complements what transpires on screen. In this well written film the most powerful exchange is in the climax when Ben delivers a perfect comeback to the antagonist questioning him "Why do you care so much what happened to Abilene?" He shoots back, "Why do you care so little?" In trying to understand the people of America and their polarizing political views, this exchange pretty much sums it up for me as well as the subsequent events that concluded this fine piece of art.
Review of Vengeance
