This isn't a "whodunit" film. It's a deconstruction of private detective tropes and a character drama depicting a very common life trajectory of an "overachieving" child becoming an "underachieving" adult, and how society teaches children/people to value life achievements above mental wellness and life satisfaction. [spoiler]The final scene was the most fitting and poignant ending this film could have. It wasn't a cathartic moment, in a sense of relief or vindication. No, quite the opposite. =="Isn't it better to know the truth?"== Not for him, not at the moment. He probably had accepted the likelihood that Gracie was dead long ago. But now, knowing that she had been alive for 15 years, severely abused and mentally traumatized, possibly developmentally impaired, in the hands of someone he had never suspected. The enormous guilt he must've felt. It must've been soul-crushing for him to see his townspeople accept him as a hero again and his business booming. =="Getting any money out of that?"== Because that's all his father cared about, not his son's mental state.[/spoiler] An impressive feature film debut for writer/director Evan Morgan. I'm really interested in seeing what he makes next.

Good little detective movie. If you’re like me and love anything with a PI you’ll definitely enjoy it.

Wow. This was......... Bad. Terrible. Awful. After 20 minutes, I was ready for it to actually start! For something to happen. Anything! At the end, I was still waiting for something to happen! A lot of it just didn't make sense. The rest of it seemed to be just rubbish, swearing and excessive drug abuse to fill up time. I couldn't see a plot, a storyline, or anything worth pointing a camera at. Honestly, it seemed to be a movie about a miserable, drug addled moron who accidentally found a bad person. My opinion, better to sit and watch paint dry instead. All the talented story writers, script writers, authors and people trying to to get in to the field, but this is the one that gets made in to a movie? Very disappointed.

Enjoyably quirky. The mystery is a little too easily resolved but the biggest draw here is Brody’s character who matters more than the case he is trying to solve. A sequel would be good, and even a TV show, but I don’t think either are likely to happen.

This was my choice for my weekly swap with Joe and I really thought this would be good. Now of course the word good is super subjective based on who you ask. It really seems that most people you talk to or read reviews from would say this is an excellent movie. That just wasn’t the case for me. This felt so dry and uninspiring for me. I know that sounds harsh but at no point did I ever become invested in this movie. I understand it gets super dark but I just didn’t buy into it enough in the beginning or middle half. I’ve always liked Adam Brody and he’s actually quite good here. Sophie Nélisse was super likable and quite charming. I mean the story is good it just moves along at a snails pace. By the time we finally get to that surprise ending I just didn’t care enough. This definitely has something to say I just don’t really think I’m the one for it. The movie is fine but nothing that I was ever that big on. * Movie swapping with Joe