The general consensus about Sasquatch Sunset seems to be: “If you are in sync with what the Zellner Brothers are doing, you’ll find this moving touching and poignant. If it doesn’t work for you, you’ll find it gross and boring. There is no middle ground.”
That makes me the unicorn of this Bigfoot movie. Yes, there are a lot of impressive excretions, but all the characters are animals. They aren’t afraid of or embarrassed by their bodily functions. And I wasn’t bored- but I wasn’t enthralled, either. There were a few moments where a chuckled, and more moments where I connected to the feelings of the creatures, but for the most part I just watched with mild interest.
Riley Keough’s mother Sasquatch is given the biggest (but not very big) character arc, and she’s the easiest to connect with. The other actors do well with what they’re given, but what they’re given isn’t very much.
I just figured out a way to add some hidden text, so let’s try adding some spoilers!
The practical effects mostly work, but good golly they should have thrown a little CGI at the Sasquatch baby! Also: There’s a scene that’s a direct reference to the “drowning under a log” scene in Sometimes a Great Notion.