An American crime drama directed by Scott Cooper, starring Christian Bale, Woody Harrelson, Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe, Zoe Saldana and Sam Shepard.
A steel mill worker is jailed for drunk driving. When he gets out, he finds that his brother is fighting for money. The brother arranges a dangerous fight and disappears afterward. The mill worker searches for his brother.
Stupid hyper-masculinity. Also, just like every other Hollywood movie of the time. There's really nothing more to say. I rate it bad. Don't watch it.
An American science fiction directed by Jeff Nichols, starring Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst and Sam Shepard.
A boy with special powers is on his way to a certain place with his father. They previously belonged to a religious cult and are also being tracked by the government.
This was modern American mediocrity on display. I thought that an hour and 46 minutes was too long for so little to happen. The plot was so simplistic that it really should have been shorter. There was very little development of characters either forward through the plot or in development of back-stories. The dialogue was written relatively well and the actors gave convincing performances. Sets/locations and costumes would best be described as mundane. Camera-work seemed decent because I could see everything that was happening. Some shots looked good, but it wasn't anything special. The special effects were all digital (a standard of modern American mediocrity) and looked convincing, but again, not extraordinary. The audio was not so great. I thought that music and sound effects were mixed to high and dialogue mixed too low, but again, that is another Hollywood standard. IMDB gives this 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes has 83% tomatometer with 67% audience score and MetaCritic rates it 76/100 for and average of 73%. I agree with the C- grade because it wasn't bad, but wasn't good either. I rate this o.k.
