Mr. Pig (2016)

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  5 / 10

  “Mr. Pig” had a loose working script and it shows. This movie is in need of some serious content editing (the constant drinking scenes, leisurely driving shots and an overly long dinner scene at a pig farm could all be cut to help the story move along). Oddly enough, I found myself bored to tears in places but then riveted in others.
  
  Writer-director Diego Luna has a lovely eye for directing, but the overuse of handheld camera shots and popular music were both super distracting to the point that both really hurt this movie. Danny Glover and Maya Rudolph give convincing, touching performances as an estranged father and daughter who find themselves on ‘one last hurrah’ road trip through Jalisco, Mexico that turns into a journey to find forgiveness and joy.
  
  The themes are heavy, delving deep into the mechanics of emotion in human relationships with our parents (and with animals), ultimately exploring compassion when it comes to our own mortality and a basic understanding that humans and animals should all die with dignity.
  
  
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