Sovereign

Less entertaining, more educational. At the centre of this film is a reality that many of us would rather ignore than confront, out of fear or helplessness. The older I get, the more I realise how relevant the subject matter really is. We follow two fathers on opposite ends of the same spectrum (Quaid and Offerman), fighting for different ideologies: 'Government vs. The People.' The director wants us to question the rights and wrongs of both sides, and witnessing it firsthand, the corruption is very subtle yet extremely unnerving. The runtime was a little long, but the emotional punch was loaded, like watching a Venn diagram seamlessly collide into one.

Offerman really shows his chops. Same with Tremblay. Wild as hell true crime drama. Shot and edited very well, the atmospheric moments land with gravity. Worth a watch to be sure.

Nick Offerman does such a great job in this movie and is so believable in the role. The relationship between him and his son is so hard to watch, but that makes part of the charm of the movie. It’s a very slow movie but it needs to be because you’re getting the backstory of why they are who they are and that’s important in this case. It’s a tough watch for sure but it’s a good one.

Wouldn’t watch it again, but it was good.

Ron Swanson’s scariest role.

6.9/10 pretty much hated this movie but it was entertaining enough. The message it seems to put out sucks where it’s basically showing how influential our upbringing and our parents can be. Which I’m good with, but it just shows in the end how both sons were killed?