A fishing boat captain juggles facing his mysterious past and finding himself ensnared in a reality where nothing is what it seems.A fishing boat captain juggles facing his mysterious past and finding himself ensnared in a reality where nothing is what it seems.A fishing boat captain juggles facing his mysterious past and finding himself ensnared in a reality where nothing is what it seems.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 5 nominations
Redd Pepper
- Plymouth DJ
- (voice)
Guillaume Silavant
- Man at the Bar
- (uncredited)
Vinaya Sungkur
- Consuella
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaThe movie was filmed in Mauritius.
- GoofsThe picture of Baker in a Marine Corps uniform shows him with his awards/ribbons on the incorrect side of his chest. Ribbons are worn on the left.
- SoundtracksAccordion Boogie
Written by Clifton Chenier
Published by BMG Bumblebee (BMI) on behalf of Tradition Music Co. (BMI)
All rights administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkway Recordings
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A story where little is as it seems.
My wife and I watched this movie at home on BluRay from our public library. It is set either on an island off the Florida coast, or a nearby Caribbean Island where US money is used, but is actually filmed in Mauritius east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Lots of background music is Louisiana Cajun music, an interesting combination.
This movie is really interesting and good but has a somewhat low IMDb rating because many viewers expected a straightforward narrative, I suppose. The opening shot gives us a hint of what is happening, the face of a young teenage boy, then into his eye, which expands to a fishing boat in the ocean. The captain of that boat, the Serenity, is Matthew McConaughey as Baker Dill.
The details can be gleaned by reading any of several user reviews with "Spoilers", suffice to say it has elements that reminded me of movies like "Frequency", "Inception", and "The Matrix." It is woven together well as a young boy, a genius in computer games, tries to deal with an abusive stepfather. But not everything is as we see it.
Both of us enjoyed the movie. I particularly like McConaughey and he is really good in this role.
This movie is really interesting and good but has a somewhat low IMDb rating because many viewers expected a straightforward narrative, I suppose. The opening shot gives us a hint of what is happening, the face of a young teenage boy, then into his eye, which expands to a fishing boat in the ocean. The captain of that boat, the Serenity, is Matthew McConaughey as Baker Dill.
The details can be gleaned by reading any of several user reviews with "Spoilers", suffice to say it has elements that reminded me of movies like "Frequency", "Inception", and "The Matrix." It is woven together well as a young boy, a genius in computer games, tries to deal with an abusive stepfather. But not everything is as we see it.
Both of us enjoyed the movie. I particularly like McConaughey and he is really good in this role.
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- TxMike
- May 10, 2019
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,547,045
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,415,403
- Jan 27, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $14,454,622
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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