Thanks for your take, Cas.
I like Ben Foster but found him somewhat lackluster in this. And the languid shots of Elle Fanning doing her usual let's stare into space and appear thoughtful or at least pretty did nothing for me. Further, I've yet to see her in anything where she puts in a consistent performance or, at least enthused one. She often comes off as mopey to me. There are crying scenes with her and one had me flashing back to Eddie Murphy's skit of the kid who just dropped their ice cream and is trying to talk whilst pumping out words in an asthma-like attack.
The film hangs around in parts where it felt like it should move on and moves off in others where it should've had a more attacking Ben Foster at his situation.
To it's credit, it doesn't necessarily end up where or why you thought it would but it was too little a twist too late for me.
I need more than picture quality and sounds to make up for a wanting outing overall.