This Oregon logging film has a heavy-duty cast with a lightweight script. A dysfunctional Oregon family has more arrogance than common sense, and breaks up as easily as the logs get cut down. The demonization of unions is one of tho socially redeeming aspects of the film, as it accurately portrays unions as the destroyers of jobs and companies, rather than saviors of any kind. Henry Fonda is too old to log; that is a younger man's game. His three sons all face some type of adversity, and he winds up giving a lot more than an inch. The point of the film is not family; it is the preservation of independence. For most viewers this will be enough, but for some, it will seem pointless.
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