With low budget indies, it really is all about the writing and the dialogue to carry the film along.

This film is not a good example of either. There was some decent scenery, sure, but even the UP was seriously underused in a film with "UP" in the title, I couldn't really tell it apart from anywhere in the middle USA.

The plot just kind of happens, with low amounts of tension throughout, and there's a really stupid opening scene that screams "amateur hour" that sets the film up in a bad way.

Bleh.

It's possibly a sad reality that many Americans, who lost family or friends to a senseless act, a mass shooting, random... As the line is uttered: "I met this girl and 10 years ago her parents and three best friends were killed in a shooting, right. And then..."

"Why would that interest me? Why do I care about a story that happens every week in America? We've all been shot at. Most people don't know it because they haven't been hit."

I'm an Australian, with family and friends in US and every couple of days I hear of a shooting at a school, a church, a shopping centre, a car park... I am saddened, but it seems to be desensitizing Americans, it's becoming the norm

This movie shows, even if fictitious, what it can do to surviving family... I think it was a good movie, good story, good acting, deserve my 8 stars! And I can understand the 10 star rating by some as it may hit home even more for them! The low rating comes from reviewers who may not "feel" much anymore.....

A movie written, directed, produced by and staring the lead actors is usually an I love me fest. This one is not. I do agree with many of the other reviewers about the 10/10 reviews. They tout Zoe Kanters performance and glorify Indie Films to a religious level.

The character Emma was over the top, like Pippi Longstocking on meth. An emotionally stunted woman-child. Yet, there are two scenes that contradict this. She appeared a novice at bowling when she and Jack played. As they are leaving there is a photo of her when she scored 290, 300 being a perfect score. Also at the end of the movie when she drove to Milwaukee to deliver Jack's story to his editor. Jack had earlier showed her how to drive in Champ's truck. Where did she get the car she drove ? These scenes made me think she was playing at being naive while actually being the puppet master of all involved.

Jack started and ended this movie being clueless. The fish out of water theme was wasted because he never changed. Champ was more developed as a character than jack. Champ started out as a back woods, sociopathic, redneck who was just a concerned, empathetic brother trying to cope with an unfamiliar situation.

I liked the subtle way the movie showed the UP residents are more closely tied to Wisconsin than Michigan. As well as small town people don't care for strangers. Didn't care for the clerk ransoming the charger. Although this is the reality in retail today.