I got given the DVD of this film only last week - and I've seen it twice already (and the podcasts too). I think its sad, honest (almost to the point of being brutal), and heart warming. Both Arin and Susan come out as sympathetic people, but perhaps because I'm a guy, maybe I relate to Arin a bit more than I can Susan. I can understand Susan's desires and her intuition that the time to enjoy being young is when you're young tho. Good to see that with all their differences and distinctiveness, both Arin and Susan are humble and human enough to keep questioning themselves. So hang in there. As the old saying goes, what goes around comes around. Sometimes it just takes a little more time - years and even decades if you're unlucky - to see it happening.
great film. inspirational. takes sailing & adventure films/novels/genre onto the next level. could be subtitled "anarchist guide to sailing", or even, 'rough guide to sailing' or simply 'anarchists ahoy'. slocomb would be proud, and unlike tristan jones' accounts, this is factual.
!!!! huh... did i see the same film as u... ??? !!!
Stylish, yes, but rather hackneyed story. the blood stained knife is a give-away.... to anyone who knows who the prevelant user of different murder weapons are... Overall, disappointing. A little cliched too. The technical execution is not enough to ride over the storytelling limitations. Pity.
very good film. sad, no, tragic. irony is that while overwhelming figures of people who commit suicide are male, it is often the tale of a female which captures people's attention. the untold story within this film is the story of the guy with his dog. its his death - by suicide or otherwise - that's left implicit. a very sensitive work.