I was a little bit let down, & not just because a lady behind us was making strange noises throughout. This had a lot of the same things that made Winter’s Bone great, so it’s tough to say what was lacking. Maybe a better understanding of what Ben Foster’s character was struggling with would’ve helped. I can see not wanting to get too into that, since the movie is from the daughter’s perspective & she doesn’t understand his motives. But I was so frustrated for the poor girl that I had a hard time focusing on anything else. Her performance was absolutely the highlight of the film, btw.