This is the story of two brothers (Craig Sheffer and Brad Pitt), sons of a Presbyterian minister (Tom Skerritt), growing up in rural Montana in the early part of the 20th century.  All three are passionate about fly-fishing to the extent that it becomes a form of worship for them.  As the years go by, the family begins to grow apart as the older brother makes a life for himself in another part of the country and the younger brother, though remaining close to home, drifts away from his spiritual upbringing into a life of gambling and alcohol.  Yet they always have fly-fishing, a bond that allows them to periodically and temporarily reestablish the closeness that has been lost.  This film is very interesting and moving in the way it portrays the tension between the reality of children establishing their own lives away from their parents and the resulting sorrow and nostalgia over the weakening of familial bonds.  It also explores the mysterious way in which some people seem to be drawn onto self-destructive paths./