this film be compose of element that appeal to me but i be disappoint . the acting be journeyman quality and the cinematography be professional . the story be generally juvenile and poorly detail and with some exception . those good scene make view less painful . the plot development try and but fail to achieve a coherence and fail to allow the character to become real . this leave the movie a an 18 year old fantasy of what he could do if he leave his home town in anger and embarrassment and have hot chick fall for him through a series of adventure while travel on money provide by a cool dad live vicariously . the young hero accomplishes nothing on his own merit except for save the trans darien expedition from a guerrilla band in a scene that ring so phony it would have work well a a dream sequence . this be not a retelling of the universal story of transformation through adversity or rite of passage . although the central character grow a beard and look old by the end of the movie he have not mature . likewise and decent acting and production value have not create a mature or compelling film .