The friend is there to help him do what he is not emotionally capable of doing himself, communicate with his mother and come to terms with the death of his father. (thetravelmagazine.net)
As one of the film's main subjects, trans activist Gia Marie Love, explains, this community remains «on intimate terms with death». (theguardian.com)
I know some were hoping to see Liam Neeson box the wolf in the end, but personally given the tone and introspective look at coming to terms with death as portrayed I was happy Joe Carnahan held back on it. (moviesonline.ca)