Highly Overrated But Still Good

Am I Missing Something?

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

'THE LEGACY OF A WHITETAIL DEER HUNTER': Four Stars (Out of Five)A comedy about a hunter, and his loyal cameraman, who spend a weekend wilderness trip together trying to reconnect with the hunter's son. It stars Josh Brolin, Danny McBride, Montana Jordan, Carrie Coon and Scoot McNairy. The film was directed by Jody Hill (who previously teamed with McBride on the 2006 comedy feature 'THE FOOT FIST WAY', and the comedy TV series 'EASTBOUND & DOWN'), and it was written by Hill, McBride and John Carcieri. The movie has received mostly positive reviews from critics, and it was released by Netflix through it's streaming site. I hated the hunting aspects of the film (which are a lot of it), but I do think it's a very funny and well made movie though. Buck Ferguson (Brolin) is a successful deer hunter, who's made a living selling videos of his kills. Jaden (Jordan) is his estranged young son, who Buck wants to reconnect with by teaching him how to hunt. So the two set out on a weekend hunting trip together, along with Buck's loyal cameraman, Don (McBride). Don and Buck try to create a hit video from their experience, while Buck also desperately tries to grow closer to his son again. The movie is hilarious, I'll give it that definitely, and Brolin and McBride are both excellent in their roles. The macho hunting shit though, is completely offensive and obscene. Hunters do still exist in this world though, and a movie of course never has to deny reality in order to gain my respect. It's a story about a traditional hunter and his son, so I find offense to the character's personal beliefs, but not to the film itself. Like I said, the movie is really funny too, and it's definitely worth seeing for that reason I'd say.

The greatest problem with 'The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter' is that it's a comedy, but it's not funny. While it has the rhythm and beats of a typical comedy, nothing funny is ever done or said. The film begins with a mockumentary intro of Josh Brolin playing Buck Ferguson (the summer of Brolin continues! sort of), a man attempting prove through his series of DVDs that he's the world's greatest hunter. Actually, the first ten minutes are promising. The film is self-aware and mildly amusing. Sadly, the remaining 70 minutes fail to deliver on the early promise.It tells a typical fathers, sons and legacies story that has been done many times before and often done much better. Buck, along with his friend and cameraman Don, takes his 12-year-old son Jaden on their first big hunting trip together. Buck, who hasn't seen Jaden as much since the divorce, hopes to capture a loving father-son story on video and simultaneously help his son fall in love with hunting. Neither of these efforts is particularly successful because Jaden is preoccupied by his girlfriend and his cell phone (darn kids these days!). A frustrated Buck lashes out at Jaden and Don, damaging both relationships and putting a serious damper on the trip. But this is a movie, so if you manage to watch this whole thing (it's only about 80 minutes) you'll see Buck attempt to redeem himself and mend the relationships with the two most important people in his life. On the acting side, Brolin is fine, while the kid is a rough watch, though better writing certainly would have helped him. The bright spot is Danny McBride as Don. He's the heart of the movie-the most likable and relatable character. He's also the only one who succeeds in providing any sort of comedy. It's not a spoiler to say this is: the ending is interesting. I don't mind an ambiguous ending, and I think this one is worth pondering.

I thought the movie was quite good. If your looking for an action packed movie look elsewhere. A father son bonding type movie in a hunting setting. The layout is actually pretty true to a hunting type predicament. A dad tries to reconnect with his son and show him the beuty of the natural world, and what he does for a living, while the son doesn't really want any of it but tries at some points. Danny McBride played a good, sometimes vulgar but, not over the top comedic relief. At some points in the film the acting feels forced, but when you look at the whole of the movie, it actually would be that way in real life because of the situation the characters are in. Ex alcoholic dad who is never there trying to reconnect with his son. All in all it's a good coming of age, father/son bonding, nature vs. technology type movie. It's also a great movie for a hunter especially slightly older one. They will say it hits the nail on the head.

A terrible film and an unfunny one. I'd expected more given the decent cast, but this is straight to DVD, Tesco counter, not even good even for Channel 5 rubbish! Netflix have dropped another clanger. It's never a good sign when a film clocks in at 1h 22mins, it usually means they've cut a tons of cr*p and pieced together the shambolic mess that was swept up. A hideous waste of time and money.