“The Parts You Lose” (** out of four) was a languid melodrama about a young boy (Danny Murphy) in a sleepy North Dakota town who befriends a dangerous fugitive (Aaron Paul) on the run but gradually becomes unsure as to whether he can be trusted or not and whether this endangers his family. Beautifully photographed by Evans Brown in Canada but story never gains much momentum and thus never attains much emotional power. A film of great “parts” that unfortunately don’t congeal into a satisfying whole. “Mud” with Matthew McConaughey told a similar story in 2012 with more rich emotion and impact.

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