This really had potential... amazing cast, well acted, beautiful cinematography. however, the significance of parental abuse seemed extremely diluted. the father was essentially made out to be a hero by the end of the film, skating passed all the horrific situations he had put his children in throughout.
everyone has their flaws, no family is perfect, no parents are perfect. i understand the message of loving someone despite their worst attributes (and woody harrelson and naomi watts gave outstanding performances in their roles) but i was really hoping for more of a moment of redemption for the parents. the final father/daughter moments were well done and emotional, but too little, too late, in my opinion! and the real footage at the end further added to the irritation as the father was idolized; painted to have been a great father who just had some quirks, rather than an abusive sociopath. and the mother bore none of the weight or responsibility for allowing those situations to happen to her children. don't make these people out to be extraordinary... those children should've been taken away from them a dozen times over.
Review of The Glass Castle
