Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Google Robert Walter Scully Jr. He was a member of the Aryan Brotherhood. One difference was that he used a shotgun in the slaying of a Sonoma County Deputy Sheriff at the traffic stop in the beginning.

This story is based upon real events, so you should know right away that you're going to be in for a wild ride!!I caught this on Netflix and missed a bit at the beginning. From what I can gather, Danny Glover was an ex-con, hosting some other ex- convicts on the run from authorities, until things take a very big turn for the worse. As it happens, Joe Anderson and his crew are white supremacists, and Danny Glover is black. The challenges each group faces as they assimilate to their newer more raucous way of life becomes a huge issue. Also, with children in the picture, the ultimate goal for everyone becomes survival.Danny Glover is terrific in his role, delivering a powerful performance as a man with his own demons, but charged with protecting his extended family. Overall, decent film, well-acted, with the strongest performances delivered by Dawn Olivieri, and Evan Ross. It's about trust, and learning to go beyond your prejudices. Very heartwarming and well- acted.

Spoiler Alert!!! I have a question but it reveals a small item. So if you haven't seen this movie, don't read this review. If you've seen the movie, then you know what I'm talking about if you also noticed it. Or maybe you know the answer? If so how do you know it? Thanks.I thought the movie was great. A basic plot line yet done right. It's gripping and thought-provoking, and leaves you just sort of pondering - it sticks with you. I only had one complaint, a loose end as it were - and here's the spoiler: What happened to Anthony? The last we hear is when Odessa is on the phone and then says that he's dying and she's going to go to him. But they never follow up. Did he die? Or did he recover? That strikes me as an important point that they never return to.

While the characters are well developed, this movie's attempts at creating drama or delivering a message fail. Anderson energetically plays his character like Jesse Pinkman from Breaking Bad, Glover whispers powerfully like Don Corleone, and Olivieri has the most interesting performance that resembles one of Toni Collette's neurotic characters. But the actions of the characters don't really make any sense, they are crudely forced into the story, unnaturally animated like puppets. Even more unforgivable, the movie skips ahead some minutes past a key scene so that it can be revealed later through a flashback. This is so infuriating I had to adjust my rating even lower as I wrote this. And of course the ending was not any better, some intensity is conveyed, but it's contrived and basically silly.