Homilizing coming-of-age tale revolving around a Vietnam vet in backwoods Mississippi, afflicted with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, prevented from holding a job, unafflicted with bitterness, unprevented from emanating sweetness and light. (Sort of a cross between Abe Lincoln and Jesus Christ, minus a beard.) His son, in a running feud with a white-trash clan, starts out miles shy of sainthood. His daughter, trying to sound as though this is To Kill a Mockingbird, narrates. Kevin Costner, Elijah Wood, Lexi Randall, Mare Winningham; written by Kathy McWorter; directed by Jon Avnet. (1994) — Duncan Shepherd
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