AbrieftripbackhometurnsintoalongerstaywhenEricfindshimselfcaughtbetweencatchingupwithhistwosistersandconqueringhisoldpokergroup.ThemoreEricextendshisvisittoprovethatheisstillthebestpokerplayerintown,theharderitbecomestosteerclearoftheoldfaultlinesinhisrelationshipwithhissisterRachel.AstheirlittlesisterMaggieattemptstorecreatetheintimateworldtheyonceshared,EricandRachelarefacedwiththedividebetweentheirchildhoodselvesandtheadultstheyhavenowbecome.Displayingallthesensitivityandwickedhumourofhispreviousworks,DustinGuyDefa’snewfilmisashrewdstudyofthepitilessconditionknownasadulthood.Aftergrowingupinafamilyunitthatconstitutesyourwholeworld,withitsparticularsetofhabitsandasharedlanguage,crossingtheborderintotherealmofadultscanfeeldisempowering,eventerrifying.Asenseoflossmaybedifficulttoeverreallyovercome.Thefilm’smeticulousstructureandnovelisticdepthlaybarethisfundamentalfear,butalsotheresourcesthatexisttofightit.Settingaboutthistreasurehuntdeepwithinasindividualsandasafamilyisanadmirabletrioofactorswhoseinterpretationisasnuancedasitispoignant.
从前有个人去买了一只鸟，结果回家才发现它不会飞。于是他决定教鸟飞，结果教了一整天也没学会。最后，这个人抱着鸟说：“好吧，如果你不会飞，那我们还是来学游泳吧！”Copyright © 2015-2020 All Rights Reserved
