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Title: Almost nothing to like.
Review: Pros:The little girl put on a good performance.The title is apt. The entire movie reminded me of the opening scenes of "2001 A Space Odyssey" (The Dawn of Man)Cons:Mediocre to poor photography, camera wobbled all over the place, bad editing.Often-indistinguishable dialog.No character development. One feels sorry for the girl but not because one gets to know her.No real story, per se, just a sliver of a common thread across many confusing, disjointed scenes.Mostly a "feel bad" theme (some graphically unpleasant moments).Comment:Perhaps this movie merely intended to portray a few days in the life of the Bayou in all of its primitiveness and ghastliness. I suppose it succeeds. You don't know what they're saying or doing and, presumably, they don't either. Beasts obeying their primordial instinct to survive. Point made but who cares?
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