Promised Land (2012 Gus Van Sant)

Both Matt Damon and John Krasinski have worked with Cameron Crowe. They wrote this. I think they may have been aspiring for something similar. There's also a whiff of Capra (and Local Hero, come to that) of small town selling out to frackers, though the latter part of the story really gets an unbalanced share of the attention, before the Right Ending (Damon is fired and stays on in hope of amorous connection with Rosemarie DeWitt). Frances MacDormand is good, Hal Holbrook the voice of reason. Still, pretty enjoyable, e.g. Gas, Guns, Guitars & Groceries, Danny Elfman music, Linus Sandgren photography nice and dark in places.

I'd watch it again, though. Kraskinski good too, plot has good twist.