Mean Dreams - Film Review

Mean Dreams

Mean Dreams is a film about lost innocence amongst two teenagers who come from different backgrounds, but are struggling to maintain an existence in the countryside of the Northern territory of North America.

When new neighbours move into the small country house, it consists of single father Wayne Caraway (Bill Paxton), who is a police officer and rather violent, which is vented-out on his daughter Casey Caraway (Sophie Nelisse).

Youth has a curosity attached to it and this often leads to trouble, especially in the case of country boy Jonas Ford (Josh Wiggins).

When Jonas sees Casey he makes contact and slowly a rather innocent relationship ensues, but her father isn't happy with this connection and later-on ends in a fight between her father and Jonas.

Unfortunately Jonas isn't going to listen to Casey's father and finds-out why her father seems menacingly uptight - he's a corrupt police officer. 

Jonas convinces Casey to runaway with him, and he has an idealistic notion of surviving on this money, as he falls in love with Casey.

Well, not only witnessing a police officer committing a criminal act and then profiteering; but stealing these ill-gotten gains isn't the wisest of decisions and Casey knows all to well what her father is capable of. 

The people that are left behind and not running is Jonas' farming family who are put under-pressure for Jonas to return, with the cash. 

But this thriller is well worth the watch as the cat-and-mouse game between Jonas and Wayne ensues.

Sadly, this was one of the last films Bill Paxton made before his death in 2017.

But, this is probably one of his best roles and played Wayne Caraway in a very harrowing way. Often you think he's in the same room as you, and wait for his hand to rest on your shoulder - giving you goose bumps. 

Mean Dreams is available on eBay.