I normally like Skerritt. I have no idea why he chose to produce & star in this depression fest. There are no redeeming features, no uplifting
moments, no heartwarming scenes, no redemption.
SPOILERS GALORE!
The main character Skerritt is dying of cancer. We open the scene with him making a lame attempt at suicide with a shotgun leaving his dog at the bottom of the stairs. He bails & meets his lovely sweet daughter for dinner. Treats her like dirt, won't talk to her or engage with her & walks out with her in tears saying how much she misses him & wants to spend time with him. Nice guy.
Goes on a road trip with his lovely dog, picked up by 2 lovely people he doesn't deserve. Dog gets attacked. Walks out of the wilderness & gets picked up by a lovely man who takes him to a lovely vet. Skerritt can barely bring himself to smile or utter thanks so he doesn't. Having fun so far?
Vet is lovely, fixes the dog up, buys him dinner, lets him sleep over, gives him breakfast. Skerritt can barely bring himself to smile but just barely audibly manages a grumpy thanks.
Skerritt goes to visit his estranged brother. I'd say the brother got off lightly. But here we learn that Skerritt is even more of a selfish moron than we thought. He left his brother pretty poorly off caring for their father alone & he didn't even bother to help him out or come to the old man's funeral. What a guy! He was a cardiac surgeon & he was too busy. Like we can all relate to that as to why he's a Class A horror.
Gets the vet to phone his daughter to pick up the dog. Goes after another moron who stole his shotgun & leaves it on his brother's porch. Wow, what a generous gesture of kindness & appeal for forgiveness.
Daughter shows up, picks up the dog & the grumpy old dad & drives them home.
Honestly that was it.
I have no clue why anyone without a death wish would want to sit through this. If you're hoping for some kind of redemption moment, don't bother, I just saved you an hour & a half.
SPOILERS GALORE!
The main character Skerritt is dying of cancer. We open the scene with him making a lame attempt at suicide with a shotgun leaving his dog at the bottom of the stairs. He bails & meets his lovely sweet daughter for dinner. Treats her like dirt, won't talk to her or engage with her & walks out with her in tears saying how much she misses him & wants to spend time with him. Nice guy.
Goes on a road trip with his lovely dog, picked up by 2 lovely people he doesn't deserve. Dog gets attacked. Walks out of the wilderness & gets picked up by a lovely man who takes him to a lovely vet. Skerritt can barely bring himself to smile or utter thanks so he doesn't. Having fun so far?
Vet is lovely, fixes the dog up, buys him dinner, lets him sleep over, gives him breakfast. Skerritt can barely bring himself to smile but just barely audibly manages a grumpy thanks.
Skerritt goes to visit his estranged brother. I'd say the brother got off lightly. But here we learn that Skerritt is even more of a selfish moron than we thought. He left his brother pretty poorly off caring for their father alone & he didn't even bother to help him out or come to the old man's funeral. What a guy! He was a cardiac surgeon & he was too busy. Like we can all relate to that as to why he's a Class A horror.
Gets the vet to phone his daughter to pick up the dog. Goes after another moron who stole his shotgun & leaves it on his brother's porch. Wow, what a generous gesture of kindness & appeal for forgiveness.
Daughter shows up, picks up the dog & the grumpy old dad & drives them home.
Honestly that was it.
I have no clue why anyone without a death wish would want to sit through this. If you're hoping for some kind of redemption moment, don't bother, I just saved you an hour & a half.