This is a fairly generic thriller, as a low level thug falls afoul of his bosses and ends up on the lam with a young woman. When she brings in her sister, he develops complex feelings for her, simultaneously pulled towards and away from her. But as they get closer, an inevitable reckoning is coming for both of them.
Indie Darling Ben Foster isn’t at his best here (his grumbling protagonist tends towards being fairly self-pitying, rather than engaging) and Elle Fanning’s character largely seems to be seen externally, (there’s not a lot of scenes from her perspective, meaning she’s more a character that other people judge and react to rather than someone with a full sense of agency and purpose). There’s nothing particularly innovative about this, and this doesn’t entirely avoid the more distasteful clichés of the crime genre. In short, it’s not a film I can easily recommend to anyone.
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