I watched the rest of Country Boys today, and it really is engrossing. The Mefi thread is right that some scenes seem a bit overly theatric and others are definitely staged -- but nonetheless, it's a valuable look at a place to grow up that is radically different from where I did. The character of Chris in particular is a fascinating character study in someone who is a victim of both parental abandonment and extreme poverty, and at the same time can come across as selfish, deceitful, manipulative, and at times even essentially unlikable. You can't help but feel bad for him and yet you wish he would take resposnsibility for some of his own bad choices. Good documentary.