I understand that I am not the target audience for this film but I do wonder who is. It reminded me of Ken Loach's style of naturalistic film-making. It's well made and well acted. It certainly represents people on screen who we don't see very much of and in that respect I think it's important. But I wish there had been a more satisfying conclusion. We spend so much time following the plight of Rocks and Emmanuel but in the end they're separated and that's kind of it. It just sort of ends but it feels like the story hasn't ended. It's deeply frustrating. You don't really know the character's futures. Does Rocks ever reconnect with her brother? Do the social workers ever find a foster home that will take them both? Or does Rocks just let him go? And what happened to the mother? Does she ever come back?
I think it's important and essential in some ways to make a movie like this but to not really resolve any of the problems is just irritating.
I think it's important and essential in some ways to make a movie like this but to not really resolve any of the problems is just irritating.