Walking Out

Name: Walking Out
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: October 6, 2017
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 79
Cast: Alex Neustaedter, Bill Pullman, Erik P. Resel, Josh Wiggins, Ken White

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IFC Films | Release Date: October 6, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Alex Neustaedter, Bill Pullman, Erik P. Resel, Josh Wiggins, Ken White, Lily Gladstone, Matt Bomer, Scott McMillion

Summary: Once a year, fourteen-year-old David (Josh Wiggins) travels from his mother’s home in Texas to visit his loner father, Cal (Matt Bomer), in the remote mountains of Montana. There, the two embark on their annual hunting excursion, during which the taciturn Cal attempts to connect with his smartphone-addicted son. But when a terrifying turnOnce a year, fourteen-year-old David (Josh Wiggins) travels from his mother’s home in Texas to visit his loner father, Cal (Matt Bomer), in the remote mountains of Montana. There, the two embark on their annual hunting excursion, during which the taciturn Cal attempts to connect with his smartphone-addicted son. But when a terrifying turn of events leaves Cal critically wounded, it’s up to the teenage David to summon enough strength for both of them. [IFC Films]… Expand

Director: Alex Smith and Andrew J. Smith

Genre(s): Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 95 min

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Joshua Rothkopf

Sep 7, 2017

Co-writers, co-directors and brothers Alex and Andrew J. Smith—who outdo The Revenant for sincerity, depth and gorgeousness—mount their tale with enough confidence to cut away from the action. Read full review

Bilge Ebiri

Oct 5, 2017

It’s a beautiful movie about unthinkable things. Read full review

Justin Chang

Oct 12, 2017

The Smiths may be working on a comparatively modest scale, but it’s precisely that modesty that gives their work its bone-deep authority and humanity, along with a refusal to indulge in violence for its own sake. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Oct 6, 2017

The movie would fit nicely in a film festival comprised of works with a similar theme, including "Legends of the Fall" and "The Revenant" and older wilderness dramas like "Jeremiah Johnson" and "Bend of the River." Read full review

Rex Reed

Oct 11, 2017

Walking Out is a skillfully made thriller with a pair of very talented actors who knock themselves out, in more ways than one, to guarantee that it never becomes boring. Read full review

David Fear

Oct 7, 2017

If their contribution to the man-vs-nature genre isn't exactly top-tier, Walking Out still hits its marks in terms of father-son melodrama with an uncanny precision. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Oct 10, 2017

The scenery is startling and the cinematography by Todd McMullen striking. Read full review

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AndrewBoye

Mar 31, 2018

Beautifully photographed and containing solid performances by relatively unknown actors, Walking Out works like a stripped-down, more relatable and grounded Revenant and it is light years better than the abysmally overrated and contrived Winder River. While it doesn't exactly re-invent theBeautifully photographed and containing solid performances by relatively unknown actors, Walking Out works like a stripped-down, more relatable and grounded Revenant and it is light years better than the abysmally overrated and contrived Winder River. While it doesn't exactly re-invent the wheel in regards to filmmaking, it holds enough excitement and emotional nostalgia to keep the viewer engaged.… Expand

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Tyranian

Aug 8, 2019

A reasonably engaging survival drama but slow and a bit pretentious. Acting is fine.

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 27, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a film that at first appears to be about father and son sharing some quality bonding time out in the woods, with the father teaching his son how to 'be a man' and all of that. It seemed a little slow and unclear what the main plotline was at first but I did think the music played in the background was quite good at creating an atmosphere - it is maybe a little overly sentimental in parts but for the most part I thought it was good. Its is somewhat thought provoking perhaps but its not entirely original and the timeline I felt was also a bit confused. Its worth seeing if given the choice and it sounds of interest but it isn't a film I'd go out of my way much to see as such...the themes have all been covered in numerous other films. This is very much an ok film that you may feel engrossed in towards the end but no more.… Expand

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lennycliff123

Oct 8, 2017

Walking Out is a very unremarkable film and while certainly not bad has the feel of a made for TV movie. Bill Pullman, one of my favorite actors has just a cameo role which was disappointing.

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RichardGonci

Mar 6, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While there is much to admire emotionally and visually about this movie, there was just so much wrong technically as in how one goes into the wilderness, which is something I know a great deal about, that the ineptitude of the research of that kept getting in my way. I really wanted to love this movie because the father-son relationship had a potential resonance in my own life. But, the father was portrayed so one-dimensionally for so long in the film. BTW, once you apply a tourniquet you have to relieve it and then re-apply tension every 15-20 minutes. Every Boy Scout knows that! And, a fire fed with pine boughs is not going to burn through the night. There were more continuity errors in this film than I maybe have ever seen before. Could be used in a film class for that purpose. All that said, this could have been a good+ film. It clumsiness robbed it of its promise. I did love the young man.… Expand

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