Sundance 2016: Matt Ross' 'Captain Fantastic' is Profoundly Intelligent

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This is the film I’ve been waiting for. And I don’t just mean it’s the film I was waiting for at Sundance, but perhaps this is the film I was waiting to come across in my life. Matt Ross’ Captain Fantastic is one of the most inspiring, invigorating, and intelligent films I’ve ever seen at Sundance. I don’t care if that sounds hyperbolic, this is one of those times when hyperbole is actually necessary. This film floored me, and I’m still on a high from it, with so much to say about it. It’s brilliant, it’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s warm, it’s touching, it’s funny, it’s endearing. All these adjectives are necessary because it’s a film that has filled me with so much happiness and hopefulness that I can’t help expressing my love for this film. It’s everything. ›››

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