On Thanksgiving, Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) is out with his son Ralph (Dylan Minnette) hunting deer for the upcoming meal, praying in the lead up to the fatal shot, and offering fatherly advice about rough times sometimes leading a man to being the only thing between himself and death. (markreviewsmovies.com)
Musings include 10 Simple Things My Daughter Taught Me About Life to 27 Treasures of Fatherly Advice. (afathersinstruction.com)
Somehow that moment says everything we need to know about his negligent upbringing, though Haigh weaves in other clues: Charley's home is a sty, messier than the stables where the horses sleep, and the only fatherly advice his dad has to offer is, «All the best women have been waitresses at one point,» even if the movie bears out that observation. (variety.com)