AbrieftripbackhometurnsintoalongerstaywhenEricfindshimselfcaughtbetweencatchingupwithhistwosistersandconqueringhisoldpokergroup.ThemoreEricextendshisvisittoprovethatheisstillthebestpokerplayerintown,theharderitbecomestosteerclearoftheoldfaultlinesinhisrelationshipwithhissisterRachel.AstheirlittlesisterMaggieattemptstorecreatetheintimateworldtheyonceshared,EricandRachelarefacedwiththedividebetweentheirchildhoodselvesandtheadultstheyhavenowbecome. Displayingallthesensitivityandwickedhumourofhispreviousworks,DustinGuyDefa’snewfilmisashrewdstudyofthepitilessconditionknownasadulthood.Aftergrowingupinafamilyunitthatconstitutesyourwholeworld,withitsparticularsetofhabitsandasharedlanguage,crossingtheborderintotherealmofadultscanfeeldisempowering,eventerrifying.Asenseoflossmaybedifficulttoeverreallyovercome.Thefilm’smeticulousstructureandnovelisticdepthlaybarethisfundamentalfear,butalsotheresourcesthatexisttofightit.Settingaboutthistreasurehuntdeepwithinasindividualsandasafamilyisanadmirabletrioofactorswhoseinterpretationisasnuancedasitispoignant.
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