This movie is one huge downer - but it's really well done. It's one of those films that's just got a really crappy story - a life story, that's no fun to watch. The acting is great, the characters are well done, but it just sucks.
Hal Holbrook plays an old, surly farmer whose son has put him in a old-folks home. When he leaves and returns to his farm, he finds that his son has leased it to a man he detests. His son has no interest in his dad's wishes, as he was a little weasel-y kid now grown into a weasel-y lawyer. His son then tells the police that his dad is crazy, so dad has no recourse. The man leasing his farm is bad news, the son is a shit, and the old man is not easy to like. This is not a movie with easy answers. If you like an interesting story and well-drawn characters and a good movie, watch this one. If you need a story that is resolved or happy or a pretty view of the world, don't watch.
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