hyped garbage

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

The film is boring. The acting is terrible. There is no real story. Sad.

I have moved to New Zealand for nearly 3 years and my friend advised me to see this New Zealand made movie today. I finished watching this film with myself fully loaded with anger and fear. Why a woman could fall in love with a brutal and careless animal and leave her children suffer for their whole life? It is a personal choice and no judgment for choosing your sex partner but when it comes to having a family and having kids, it takes more than what you could imagine.I did not feel sorry for Beth because she was an adult and she was able to make decisions for herself. So whatever she got was whatever she deserved.But why her kids given no choice, no power, nowhere to hide and nobody to rely had to suffer all that pain. It is not fair for those adorable kids if their parents cannot provide them basic things for living like food, clean house, education, safety......., which i personally take it as a big crime.That pain and scar just follow the kids whole life and they did not do anything wrong.

A family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts.There is always a story to be told about the natives versus the colonialists. Americans can tell the story of the Native Americans (or Indians), Australians have the aborigines, and as we see here the New Zealanders have the Maori people. This is a story that can be told in either an archetypal way or more specifically. (This film does a bit of both.) But we also have internal conflict. This is not just us versus them, but also us versus us. And then you have an even worse situation. When the minority is against the minority, who do you turn to? By turning to the majority, you run the risk of only bringing shame on your own people.

This film blew me away. The acting was absolutely perfect; each character seemed so real, that at times it was easy to get very caught up in the story. The story, though painful, is very moving. I don't think I've ever watched another movie that has made me cry so much. But is this bad? Not at all. If you plan on watching this, be careful: it can be triggering, and I'd recommend not watching it all in one night (I watched it in two). It can be very draining. I felt quite sad after I watched it.Not many people have mentioned the great music. The guitar throughout the movie is very nice, suits the film well.Highly recommended!