Matt Damon and Frances McDormand are likable corporate salespeople who come to a struggling small town with an offer of jobs and money for natural gas drilling rights. A grassroots campaigner (John Krasinski) and a local teacher (Hal Holbrook) raise objections. "Fracking" becomes a hot-button issue. Who's right? The movie tries to be objective. Script written by Damon and Krasinski, directed by Gus Van Sant.
