What the film lacks in traditional box office appeal , it more than makes up for in stunning visual effects and a unique , poetic perspective on family , faith , loss of innocence and reconciliation that will stay with you long after you may finish scratching your head at the film 's conclusion . The film stars Brad Pitt as a stern , disappointed father of three boys in 1950s Texas . He is forced to leave his family and move into the home of an old friend who has recently died. While some plot and conflict is established , nothing ever really happens , is one complaint .
The film stars Brad Pitt as a stern , disappointed father of three boys in 1950s Texas . He is forced to leave his family and move into the home of an old friend who has recently died. While some plot and conflict is established , nothing ever really happens , is one complaint .