Like many Oscar type movies it has some nice camera shots. The scenes with him using the camera are neat as well but other than that there isn't much story here. Nothing about it is particularly striking or special . Sure , it shows a dysfunctional family with a mother with questionable decision making and instability, but most families face adversity. I suppose this was perhaps his goal in making it relatable to common families, but this raises the question of whether people really want to sit there and be reminded of their own family issues. Spielberg's movies usually are entertaining and serve as an escape from normal life, but this entire movie is just dreary. There's plenty of overrated dry movies out there that make you wonder why you should care about the story yet still get high reviews because people feel they're more sophisticated simply for liking them. This movie certainly fits that category for me.