Review of Goats (2012) by Jan T — 24 Sep 2012
A very mediocre coming-of-age flick about a young boy who ventures off to boarding school on the east coast leaving behind the hippie-New Age lifestyle of his mother (Vera Farmiga - Up In the Air, Orphan, The Departed) and that of their poolboy/fix-it-man, Goat Man (David Duchovny - X-Files, Evolution, The Joneses).
His biological father (Ty Burrell - "Modern Family", The Incredible Hulk, Dawn of the Dead) once attended his new school and now lives nearby with his new wife (Keri Russell - "Felicity", August Rush, Mission: Impossible III).
The story offers up nothing really new -- other than the student, Ellis, is a 15 year old avid pot-smoker who feels abandoned by Goat Man when he doesn't mail him a supply of weed. Ellis begins to contrast the two extremely different lifestyles .
.. and the film his him adjusting to a new life influenced by both. It is about as exciting as goats (which CAN be interesting; but) ...
This review of Goats (2012) was written by Jan T on 24 Sep 2012.
Goats has generally received mixed reviews.
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