Synopsis
Newly widowed Frank Fogle embarks on a journey to Ireland to scatter his late wife’s ashes. His estranged son, Sean, recently released from prison, agrees to join only when his father promises that they’ll never see each other again following the trip. After revelations surface about an old flame of Frank’s wife and a charming hitchhiker with plans of her own intervenes, father and son find themselves drawn together in unexpected ways.
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Cast
- John HawkesFrank Fogle
- Logan LermanSean Fogle
- Sarah BolgerJewel
- Andrea IrvineAnna Fogle
- Ólafur Darri ÓlafssonStone
- Denis ConwayFather Tobin
- Lalor RoddyMurphy
- David Grant WrightMr. Modine
- Sean MahonAndrew
- Mary McEvoyBrigid
Recommendations
- 85
TheWrap
Hawkes and Lerman are subtle, naturalistic performers who spin gold out of settings that could easily seem clichéd. You pretty much know that these guys are on the road to understanding, acceptance and reconciliation, but they fill in the details so quietly and surely that the deep ruts put in this road by a thousand other movies barely matter. - 83
The Film Stage
Because Lerman and Hawkes are so good, Adalsteins can let their resentment and fear exist unspoken. - 83
IndieWire
Casually cathartic at times, cathartically casual at others, this affecting little film about fathers and sons knows that some wounds never heal, but it’s never too late to stop the bleeding. - 83
The Playlist
Adalsteins demonstrates a mastery of restraint, a rare ability to hold back emotions so that when they come, they pour forth like a broken dam. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
This is lovely little gem. - 75
RogerEbert.com
End of Sentence, a road trip film that starts in Alabama and ends in Ireland, is another performance to place in Hawkes' "All Time Best" file, a drawer so stuffed by this point that you can barely get the damned thing closed. - 60
Los Angeles Times
Hawkes is terrific with a softer-edged character than we’re used to seeing from the actor (“Deadwood,” “Winter’s Bone”). He’s heartbreaking in scenes where disappointment and resignation play across his face. Lerman is a fine foil, energizing scenes with his edgy impatience and willingness to be unlikable for the majority of the film. - 60
The Guardian
Elfar Adalsteins’ directorial debut captures well-trodden paths with fresh eyes.
