Despite the director's statement in the DVD extras, I found the characters quite clichéd, the script a little heavy-handed, and actor direction a little loose.
A masterpiece it is not. In fact, I was tempted to stop watching all along but continued to the end, hoping for something interesting to happen and the story to take off. While it didn't happen, the last minute revelations made it worthwhile to stick with it for 1hr30+ minutes.
Without disclosing any of the (thin) plot, I have to say that I was positively surprised at the difficult themes treated in the story of Bear Cub and tip my hat to its director. It may not be a cult classic in years to come, but deserves some attention.
A masterpiece it is not. In fact, I was tempted to stop watching all along but continued to the end, hoping for something interesting to happen and the story to take off. While it didn't happen, the last minute revelations made it worthwhile to stick with it for 1hr30+ minutes.
Without disclosing any of the (thin) plot, I have to say that I was positively surprised at the difficult themes treated in the story of Bear Cub and tip my hat to its director. It may not be a cult classic in years to come, but deserves some attention.