I don't like dad

 
A young man comforts his older brother's wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan and is believed to be dead. But he is being held captive. He returns home a different man.


What was personally close for me was the weird cruelty and fear. The little girl played a great part. I think the acting was good. I am not really sure what I make of the film overall. It seems sort of "big film" style. It was nominated for the Golden Globes so I think there was that element of hype. And of course Afghanistan war film type. But there wasn't the hero slant and surviving adversity. No it wasn't heroic at all. I think it was pretty good actually. But the jury is out.
Some recent films I have know that they were really good films. I think this seems good because of the link with my dad and the cruelty and the weirdness of him. Unpredictable and distant. I certainly got the sense of his intolerance for everyone - no one can understand unless they have been there.
Coming back to civilians where nobody knows what it's like to kill and do things that are way way off usual living. But he was back before he met my mum and long before I was born. In those days there was no support or therapy.
I was sad for my dad. Sad for how it has affected our relationship. Sad that it's all too late. Sad that he wasn't able to get help. Sad that I think he is trying to explain in a roundabout way. I will ask him if I can borrow the book he has recently acquired and told me about this morning. He says there are paralells with his own army career. See what he says about it

Cast

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Cast overview
	Tobey Maguire	...	Capt. Sam Cahill
	Jake Gyllenhaal	...	Tommy Cahill
	Natalie Portman	...	Grace Cahill
	Sam Shepard	...	Hank Cahill
	Mare Winningham	...	Elsie Cahill
	Bailee Madison	...	Isabelle Cahill
	Taylor Geare	...	Maggie Cahill
	Patrick John Flueger	...	Private Joe Willis (as Patrick Flueger)
	Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Major Cavazos
	Carey Mulligan	...	Cassie Willis
	Omid Abtahi	...	Yusuf
	Navid Negahban	...	Murad
	Ethan Suplee	...	Sweeney
	Arron Shiver	...	A.J.
	Ray Prewitt	...	Owen