Review of Captain Fantastic (2016) by Betrezahn — 07 Sep 2016

I would like to explain that this movie is rather smart, and not an easy family comedy at all. Certainly there are many comical scenes which would make laugh even a calm person. But the movie raises a lot of problems, and it ask a viewer to make his/her own opinion - it does not have good or bad characters. Probably, a viewer would determine each character by themselves according to his/her own preferences and beliefs. All in all, actors play their characters very well - even the smaller children. It is also interesting, how some dialogues which do not have much sense in the first half of film receive their own resemblance in the events of the film later, obtaining a rather serious meaning, if you watch the film carefully, of course. It is not the movie to relax and at certain points it should make you sad or even cry, if you are sentimental one. But you should stay aware that this movie is not about its plot - its about showing the situation, around which script is written. You should not expect much of the development - you mostly get to know different sides of characters and obtaining your own opinion about them.

I would suggst this movie to almost anyone, but not when you want to relax and ave a lil'bit o'laughter with a couple of friends. Get ready to watch it closely, or you might just as well stay dissatisfied, because by watching casually you can't get it at all.