And, if the story line isn't very good, I don't care what they with effects the film doesn't work.

"Even if this film worked, how do you get an audience?"

It is whether the whole film works at a deep level.

The film works best when Doc remains a man without much history.

The film worked because it captured the key question for our times.

Now if these other films had worked, it might have been different.

Like the movie industry - if a film doesn't work, you've got to go on.

"If the film had worked better, they wouldn't be giving it to the art houses."

The film works best at the start, when the characters are taking shape.

The film is about two brothers working as fishermen with their father.