This movie isn't for everyone, as you can see by some of the ratings. However, there is a market for quiet films too. The story was good and allowed the characters to evolve. I could tell from the opening scenes that Mitch was in trouble, especially after he drove off with his boat and didn't bother to close the garage door. When he damaged his boat, he was in even more trouble. Then he met Kelly, who was hanging onto the wreckage of a crashed plane. The rest of the film focused on the two men, how they wound up in the middle of Lake Michigan, and why their lives had taken a bad turn. I didn't expect to care about them, but I did.
Spoiler: when Mitch added a fish and additional décor to his mother's fish tank, that gesture offered a glimmer of hope and the promise of a new beginning. Very nice.
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