To some men in different parts of the world going hunting is seen as a right of passage.
It’s the moment you ‘become a man’, and the time has come for Joseph Chambers, albeit he is now a thirty-something father of two.
Whether this solo trip is born out of boredom or some righteous quest is unclear.
Joseph clearly doesn’t know what he’s doing, with the woods playing as a metaphor for finding purpose perhaps. Sadly, his purpose turns to tragedy when he accidentally guns down a man living out in the woods, mistaking him for a deer.
To say The Integrity of Joseph Chambers is a slow burn would be an understatement, with a real melancholic edge.
The score by William Ryan Fritch is superb and really enhances scenes where effectively little actually happens.
If you can survive a rather timid first 30 minutes you may find something in the film, but this reviewer found it a little lacking in substance and spectacle.
The performance of Clayne Crawford as the titular Joseph is endearing, and may have worked better if it was played for dark comedy rather than being so sombre.
The Integrity of Joseph Chambers is available now on Digital Download.
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