It was difficult for me to figure out what the appeal and purpose of ‘This Way of Life' was supposed to be.It's a documentary about a long-haired and unkempt Kiwi named Peter Karena dispensing his views on life against a backdrop of rugged scenery and screams from his six equally unkempt children.It is never explained how Peter and his family manage to live on fresh air, but he explains he “lives for a living” and that's all that's said on the matter.One can only assume he makes money from the packs of wild horses he seems to spend a lot of time herding around the scenic countryside of the rugged part of New Zealand where they live.I guess if the film is about anything at all, it's the simmering feud between Peter and his stepfather that sees the family homestead sold from underneath Peter and his wife Colleen.But the documentary never explains why the pair fell out or why we should care that they did.The house eventually burns down, leaving the enormous family to move into a one-room shed.The cause of the fire is not explained until much later in the film, when Peter states he believes his stepfather is to blame.Again, having had no insight into the relationship between the men, it is impossible to care.I did not find Peter an appealing central character. He comes across as full of his own sense of supreme wisdom, and spends most of the documentary hunting and gutting wild animals while rambling on about his role in the greater scheme of things.Meanwhile wife Colleen sticks a brave face on it all but spends the entirety of the film either crying or insisting she likes living with six kids in a one-room shack.According to the blurb that comes with the film, Peter is “masterful in the saddle and Hollywood handsome, [he] lives by an internal code of values and honour largely lost in modern times”.His code of honour sounded like a load of hippy dippy claptrap to me, but that's just my view.Meanwhile, apparently in Colleen we should see that “her quiet exterior conceals a profound and beautifully articulated approach to parenting resulting in the physical competence and emotional openness of her children”.To me she is a bit of a wet dishcloth who lets her kids run riot and does not mind that they are riding wild horses bareback without riding helmets.I was expecting a visit from the Kiwi department of Child and Family Services at any time, but no one showed up.I would advise to avoid this film unless you like looking at wild horses and pretty parts of New Zealand and have nothing better to do with a couple of hours of your life.Tickets are available at www.bdatix.bm, All Wrapped Up Home-Washington Mall, The Money Shop on Dundonald Street and Fabulous Fashions at Heron Bay Plaza. Tickets are also available by calling 232-2255. You can view a trailer of the film at www.bermudadocs.com.