Rey had given his chance at college to raise his half-brother Oliver - 'same mom, different dads' - after his drug abusing mother was arrested and prisoned. However, a few years later, his mother is released and determined to rebuild her family.Hoping that Oliver does not have to suffer from their toxic mother, Rey takes his little brother to run away from home and start their adventure in California.
Mehta overplays the significance of virtually every aspect of Rajiv Shah's script, no matter how minor, with painfully slow pans and needlessly lingering establishing shots.
"Tide" doesn't connect emotionally or spiritually, spending too much time on formula when these brittle characters deserve a chance to explore raw intensity and the messy process of forgiveness.
