Leave No Trace reviewed by Mark Kermode 

Mosquito Coast is a bit similar but I found that film too bleak and far fetched but I found this movie just really nice and it had such a natural look and feel and sound to it.

Nobody told you to come to my country.

it's "affected" not "effected"

I am glad to not have watched it in the cinema as I would have tried to hold back the tears I needed to shed (in the public).

I really liked it too but I never got emotional about it maybe because its not a sentimental film, it's so natural looking and sounding, almost documentary like. It's not a film that's trying to tug at your heart strings, characters don't explode in tears or anything like that, it never gets sappy like a Speilberg movie or a Toy Story ending. It's a quiet thoughtful film for me that I like to think about once it's over.

Same here!

Yeah, finally got round to watching it and I couldn't sleep afterwards: that's only happened a couple of times before with certain horror movies. Leave No Trace is one of the most moving, lovely films I've seen in a long while.

A bit late to the comment, but why is it "sad"? They both get what they want, and reach a happy compromise that suits both of them. Yes it may not fit the standard "happy ending" that it's so common, but I am happy for both of them to have found what they want which is also best for each other. It took them the film to figure that out, and for that, they grew as human beings and bettered themselves and their relationship.

@@OscarRiba u serious? Dude had PTSD and it ruined his whole life. Even if it had a happy ending that’s still pretty “sad”

@@KevAlberta and that was from the beginning of the film. The film ends on a better note than it started. He may have PTSD but at least he's where he wants to be, and the daughter is also where she wants to be

@@OscarRiba the last scenes of the dad are of him crying as his daughter leaves him and he goes off into the woods broken and alone. I don’t think that’s how he wants it. His daughter wishes her dad could stay but he can’t. She’s actually so young she doesn’t even fully understand what she wants or why her dad is this way. It’s sad plain and simple

@@KevAlberta - Yeah, not to mention, I'm pretty sure, that they're missing some paperwork with those social workers in Oregon. I don't know if traveling to Washington allows them to simply ignore their troubles, but I'd imagine that if either was picked up by the authorities again, they'd have a LOT of explaining to do regarding that flight.

Luvie1980 he’s so underrated

Luvie1980 I agree he's amazing. That's the main reason I went to see this film. I was thoroughly impressed with his performance and this film.

Could not agree more! Phenomenal actor

Yeah he's really come into his own after all these years

I first saw him in a made-for-tv movie called Bang Bang You're Dead. It was obvious then how talented he was and how he could act a role so that the character feels like a real person you sympathize with. Almost twenty years ago when he was young. How time flies.

I've just seen it and I agree. No fake scenes of overt conflict, no manipulative tear jerker moments, no "I love you Tom", "I love you dad", and the subtlety and delicacy at the end of the film! Wonderful

@@threethrushes Think it most likely hit home a little more being in the military and it treating the subject of PTSD and treatment of veterans so gently opposed to how dramatic it;s usually shown in film.

@@jeremy29tunage Debra Granik had previously done a documentary (Stray Dog) on an older Vietnam veteran and biker that had a small role in Winter's Bone, and she uses the same gentle touch in her look at his real struggles that she does with the fictional character in Leave No Trace.

Well I guess he's a father too

Mega MovieZ Have you seen it yet?

An Vode Oh is it on Netflix? I can rewatch it there. Since this comment though I’ve seen it once already by ordering it from Redbox.

Bruh please don’t say that word emosh. Makes me cringe a lil

Same. The easiest way to find great kinos is to look up an actor's filmography once you've taken a liking to them. That happened with me with Jojo Rabbit too.

And me too !

Who?

toast

It's the actor. The brightest in his year at RADA. Trod out one of the best Henry the fifths this fella's ever seen. All going well for him, then he bursts onto the television clutching his guts in a laxative ad. Then, *bang* goodnight sweetheart.

YES I CAN HEAR YOU CLEM FANDANGO

@@Ben_Mdws Can you hear me?

nah i learned camping gear is overrated from this film lol, they get by with just knives lol

@@Lowpropo you mean the first night they go without a tent and the daughter is freezing thinking she’s gonna die in her sleep. I think that natural shelter was overrated. Tent woulda been better

@@KevAlberta well I recall it looked pretty grammable atleast. Cool channel by the way

@@Lowpropo appreciate it m8! Grammable.. damn I had to look that up in the dictionary! The natural shelter did work so I can’t disagree with that

that is the 'the girl in the picture' also on netflix

Because why live in society ?

its because when something is boring and you like it, it makes you look like a sophisticated critic, lol

@@Lowpropo i got so bored,i fast forwarded. The ending was creepy. Really, this pretty adolescent girl is left all alone in this camper community? Thats happy?

@@fantasiazplatkami absolutely...good decision of being homeless if the agency will give you fully furnished houses like that! twice!

Or Into the Wild :)

Much better than either of those.

Ian Macnaughton Really ?! Because, for me, Captain Fantastic is one of the better movies of 2016. Are we talking some Academy Awards wins for this movie?

Yay, I'm not sure Academy Awards actually mean films are that good.You'll need to see it yourself. It's a smaller film but it punches well above weight. I think it's better as a film at exploring the issues in both 'Call Of' and Captain; which did have great moments but was over long and even sentimental which this one is not. So yeah really, in my opinion this is a very solid piece, better acted and better written.

Ian Macnaughton Okay. Well, I am looking forward to watching this then! I don't know when it'll be released in my country. And, for me, Captain Fantastic was a perfect little film, that few other movies bettered in the last couple of years... Hopefully, this one is... fantastic (pun intended...).

LOL

No, sorry...If you don't understand sincerity, if you've never felt so strongly about a labour of love movie before, if you're THAT cynical...It's you that needs to tone it up. Sorry you're dead inside. Your loss.

yes, please tone down your genuine emotion at the art form you've dedicated your life to.

Yeah, if it’s on RT with 100% rating but only a few thousand audience scores, and a couple hundred critic scores, you know it’s over hyped. Because only the people interested in that sort of film are watching and reviewing it. If it’s 100% and there are tens of thousands of reviews then you know you actually have a good movie on your hands

What inconsistencies? Everything else is basically up to personal tastes. But i didn't see anything too inconsistent about it. I found it to be an extremely focused story, with a tonne subtlety to it that didn't rely on your typical drama and tension to make you feel something. And I didn't think the ending was predictable at alllllll

@@jeremy29tunage Being that I am a cinematographer and editor, I don't consider any of those things to be up to personal taste. Handing a 5 year old a camera and saying ' film something' or handing the same camera to Sergio Leone or Orson Welles, if anyone said the 5 year old is better and that's their opinion- well their opinion is wrong. From a creative standpoint - this film looked like it was shot by the 5 year old.

George Massey - You didn't answer the question regarding inconsistencies.

@@TrentRidley It's been two months since I saw it, can't remember - although I do recall thinking that they seemed so joyless living in the woods, that it seemed to go against all reason for them living there. And there were a group of others living near them in the woods ... there was a significant flaw regarding them, but I can't remember what it was. I really have no desire to watch it again to find out, but if you see it again, by all means keep your eyes open. And as for subtly and silence, better to watch a film like 2001, or even Unbreakable, or an animated film like Otomo Katsuhiro's Memories - a perfect example of show don't tell. To be honest, you could watch the episode of The X Files 'Home.' Watch it with the sound off, the camera is so skillful that it tells virtually the whole story, and that was television. Similarly, the original Twilight Zone once aired a completely silent episode 'an occurence at owl creek bridge' it's only 20 minutes, and an exercise in skilful silent filmmaking so I suggest checking it out if you liked this movie - you'll probably really like it.

George Massey - I think they were largely joyless. Not necessarily completely unhappy, but not full of joy either. Although he very much rejected the excesses of modern society, I think he chose to live in the woods with his daughter primarily as a way to manage his PTSD without the need for med's. He had essentially removed himself from those things that triggered his symptoms, such as tall buildings, unfamiliar cars, crowded public spaces, helicopters, etc. Things that would have represented possible dangerous situations during his military service in urban combat zones. So yeah, I think the father's mental illness played as big a role in them coming to live in the forest as any sense that they were seeking some sort of ideological utopia. The other group living in the woods were other veterans that like him had been largely discarded by society following their service. He sold his med's to them and I gather would have otherwise traded with them. As for how close they lived to one another, there wasn't really any indication I don't think. It could have been 500m apart or 10 miles apart. As for the technical stuff, I'll yield to your obvious superior knowledge as I really don't know anything about it.

You watched the credits of a movie you hated? Kinda weird tbh.