ALMOST a really good movie.... but then....

- Very weird and stereotypical portrayal of Daniel. He seemed more autistic than someone who was brain-damaged at birth. And the actor was like someone from a small town community theater. I almost thought it was a joke at first.
- Dangling storylines. The whole bit about Bryce's father being such a jerk... and Bryce begins to realize "maybe my dad's a coward..." And then... nothing. The movie just.... ends.
- Same with the band storyline. It would have been nice to just see SOMETHING else about that. What happened with the demo? etc. Does the daughter end up leaving home? reconciling with dad? WHAT?

Don't get me wrong, I didn't expect to see some kind of flash-forward, tidy ending where everything gets explained. It doesn't bother me that we don't find out what happens to the love story (do they get married someday? etc). And I didn't read the book so I don't know how IT ended. But this movie just seemed really odd to me. It was so close to being a REALLY good movie, but was just oddly "off" in so many ways. It felt.... well.... fake.