Its not post-apocalyptic, theres just a serious lack of water. Ernest Holm (Michael Shannon) tries to protect his family from the rising problems. He must also defeat his daughter's boyfriend Flem, who wants to take over his land.
I liked this movie a lot, but I nearly didn't watch it after reading the reviews. It is a bit slow to get going but the groundwork done in the first half is essential to the excellent second half.
The acting is very good, especially Michael Shannon. However, Nicholas Holt was a poor choice to play the "bad guy". He just lacks gravitas.
My one big issue I had was with the sound, sometimes the dialog is difficult to understand, and I found myself looking for subtitles.
I liked this movie a lot, but I nearly didn't watch it after reading the reviews. It is a bit slow to get going but the groundwork done in the first half is essential to the excellent second half.
The acting is very good, especially Michael Shannon. However, Nicholas Holt was a poor choice to play the "bad guy". He just lacks gravitas.
My one big issue I had was with the sound, sometimes the dialog is difficult to understand, and I found myself looking for subtitles.
