Youth in Oregon (2017)

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Youth in Oregon is a generic indie movie with barely anything to make it noteworthy. The "barely" qualifies for Frank Langella, who gives a strong performance in spite of the weak material, being remarkably watchable in this otherwise maudlin work. Lucas is also fun in a small supporting role, but besides these two actors, the cast is near unwatchable. The script is not at all fresh despite its unusual subject matter, and the plot hits every single cliche of the family dramedy subgenre. The direction is mediocre while the cinematography is outright ugly. Youth in Oregon was buried in distribution and it deserves to be as its waste of talented actors on a melodramatic script is more criminal than euthanasia outside of Oregon. Dreadfully mediocre. D