When I first saw the image I just knew it was shot on film, if that was what you were going for that worked. But I agree it would look better with more contrast.
Really nice natural pose and cool hat too!
It would be nice to see the original version w/o the film effect applied. I don't think the film effect does the shot justice as it lowers the contrast and makes it look hazy. It is as if the capture was underexposed and recovered in pp.
Processed in LR5 for film emulation