Laia Costa is a joy to watch in this movie. You should set your expectations before watching though. Although the setting is the Appalachian Trail, this isn't a movie about hiking the Appalachian Trail. Rather, it is a dialog driven character study of "Bluebird" and "Lake" as the encounter each other on the trail. As their relationship develops and grows more complicated, you find yourself rooting for one or the other.

I really enjoyed this film featuring Laia Costa, who is arguably one of the most talented female actors working today. It's a raw and real look at a man and woman who serendipitously come together while hiking the Appalachian trail. Laia plays Bluebird, a tormented woman looking to reclaim her identity while becoming emotionally connected to Lake, played by Thomas Mann, while hiking alone in the Appalachian wilderness. As chemistry develops, Bluebird works through her demons while Lake pursues her with real and honest feelings of love. Ultimately it becomes a voyeuristic exercise for viewers to experience emotional intimacy on a trail hike with an incredibly beautiful and complex woman.

A flawed script is my suspect for its non-victory.

I usually like hiking movies because of the variety in charectors and the scenery of the trails. This movie definitely not delivered the later one for sure. But, I was able to pick two main good charectors, but the film didn't evolve those charectors much. One good script could easily make it interesting with philosophies that can be assigned with the charecters. To me, the two main characters were interesting in the way they presented their philosophies, but it's sad that they couldn't get to evolve.