Walking Out (2017)

Walking Out: Directed by Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith. With Matt Bomer, Josh Wiggins, Bill Pullman, Alex Neustaedter. An urban teenager journeys to Montana to hunt big game with his estranged father. Father and son struggle to connect, until a brutal encounter in the heart of the wilderness changes everything.

“Elmer Fudd sings this song in several cartoons, and he is referenced by the grandfather in this grim story of survival in the unforgiving Alaskan wilderness. That may be the only hint of humor to be found, as a father and son track down moose until tragedy strikes. The second half of the picture is as gritty and harrowing as any you will ever see this side of a National Geographic special.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCal evidently gets custody of his son David every summer, but in the mountain country where he lives itu0026#39;s always winter. David is not happy with the arrangement and finds out right away he canu0026#39;t get a signal on his iphone. He is a city kid and his dad is a hunter; they mix like oil and water. They begin as polar opposites but in the end they are bonded, in as gripping and unexpected a finale as you can find in a slow starting movie. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI disagree with a reviewer who felt the music background was inappropriate. I felt it was just right – unobtrusive and complementary. Never saw either of these actors before but they were effective and had chemistry between them. u0026quot;Walking Outu0026quot; is an underrated indie and deserves a bigger market. It starts like a travelogue but is a very affecting film; amazing what the human spirit can do when faced with severe adversity.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eN.B. The setting is similar to u0026quot;Wind Riveru0026quot;, which has a more intricate plot.”