Canada,
2016, 108 min
Directed by:
Nathan MorlandoCinematography:
Steve CosensComposer:
Son LuxCast:
Sophie Nélisse, Josh Wiggins, Bill Paxton, Colm Feore, Tara Nicodemo, Vickie Papavs, Ryan Blakely, Mike McPhadenPlots(1)
Mean Dreams is a thriller about a fifteen-year-old boy who steals a bag of drug money and runs away with the girl he loves while her corrupt cop father hunts them down. This coming-of-age fable brings together the desperation of life on the run and the beauty and wonder of first love. (Cannes Film Festival)
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Bill Paxton in one of his last roles shows that he has mastered acting even in this otherwise fairly average thriller, which is somewhat a coming-of-age film and somewhat a crime story about the need to betray one's own father, who is a real scumbag. The film plays on the relationship aspect and tries to be different, but it doesn't quite succeed. ()