Leave No Trace is inoffensive and charming, but it isn't particularly memorable. Perhaps melodramatic or emotional types might disagree with my impression, but it's my impression. It's a pleasant enough film, though.

High marks for terrific acting especially Ben Foster and an interesting story. Certainly the cast brought the story to life. It was a coming of age story minus the usual thresholds of sex, physical looks, and high school hijinx. The threshold was moving on from your parent when you discover it is now "your time". It is a painful but necessary decision for father and daughter.

My wife and I went to see this because of the high ratings by both Critics and Viewers. Please disregard both of these and save your money as watching this was excruciatingly painful. I kept waiting for something to happen, anything, something interesting, some character development, a twist in the plot! I've never fallen asleep in a movie until I did twice tonight!

Rather than pen a hefty set of paragraphs, let me point out some brilliant but tiny artistic touches that compensate for what some viewers might find the movie's slow action. I do not think they rise to the level of genuine spoilers: a) the name given to one of the 4H club's rabbits, b) "Tom's" subtle but poignant facial gestures, and c) a pair of wordless sounds she and her father use for secret communication. (As with much fine art, less is more...)