Synopsis
The story of two brothers who lead totally different lives. Jake Hunt enjoys life to the fullest in Thailand, while his shy brother Oliver deals with his own depressions back home in the USA. Their dominant mother wants Jake back home and for this reason, Oliver is sent to Thailand to retrieve his brother. Once there, Oliver finds himself in Jake's bizarre life and falls in love with a beautiful girl, Lek. However, it is not a coincidence that she and Oliver have met
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Cast
- Ellen BurstynDiana Hunt
- Tate EllingtonOliver Hunt
- Florence FaivreLek
- Jonno RobertsJake Hunt
- Josef SommerBill Hunt
- Debra AzarLinda
Recommendations
- 50
Variety
The film may be too mainstream for arthouses, and too arty for the mall. - 50
Village Voice
Equivalent to a crummy band with a monster of a drummer who convinces you to stay for the whole show anyways. - 50
The New York Times
Tells a colorful if conventional tale of dysfunctional Americans abroad. The misadventures of Jake and Oliver play off against the conflicted sympathies of the locals, who simultaneously resent, enjoy, prosper from and exploit the tourist scene. - 50
New York Post
Director-writer Seth Grossman provides a lazy narrative, with stereotypical characters and plot. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Vaguely pitched somewhere between indie-gritty and predictably conventional, the film struggles to strike a manageable equilibrium, much as its characters attempt to navigate the prospects and pitfalls of a footloose life overseas. - 50
Los Angeles Times
Oliver's instant switch from bespectacled nerd to Thai-stick smoking, love-struck tourist is more embarrassing than convincing, as is the film's reliance on literally elephant-heavy symbolism.