Daddy and Them (2001)

Daddy and Them: Directed by Billy Bob Thornton. With Billy Bob Thornton, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Kelly Preston. Dark comedy where a married couple comes to the aid of a jailed uncle.

“I will be the first to admit that I was skeptical about Thorton writing and directing this movie. And since I was (still am) going through a complicated divorce when I saw the movie, it made me cringe a few times in the first half of the movie. Up until Julia had her outburst – after that, things started to converge. Without giving away too much, Iu0026#39;ll say that I can easily compare this movie to a symphony that is unconventional in the sense that it doesnu0026#39;t have a climax where a naive audience expects it to be. However, the first half being full of dissonance and stark tones, that almost magically become resolved into a harmony.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSeeing as though the IMDb patrons gave this movie only barely more than a 5 score, what I am going to say now will be controversial: I think Thorton is a freaking genius, and I am glad I watched this movie. For me, this is a solid 8 stars.”