Mortensen stars as a survivalist dad who takes his kids to the woods to teach them authenticity in this low-cal select on The Mosquito CoastThere’s a meaty whiff of phoney-baloney in this fatuous and tiresome movie,replete with forced emotional crises and unsuitable notes, topped off with an excruciatingly unearned, or sentimental ending. It’s a low-cal version of Peter Weir’s 1986 movie The Mosquito Coast,starring someone who is essentially a cross between Charles Manson and Captain von Trapp. Related: Captain Fantastic: the bloody family drama shows a unique side to Viggo Mortensen Continue reading...
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