- Starring: Ben Foster, Casey Affleck, Keith Carradine, Nate Parker, Rooney Mara
- Summary: An outlaw who escapes from prison sets out to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met.
- Director: David Lowery
- Genre(s): Drama
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 5
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Mixed: 0 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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Mar 6, 2013100The film is so singular, it's hard to place. At times, its elegiac visual quality evokes Terrence Malick, but Lowery's scripting is tighter and more accessible. His is truly a fresh voice, exhilarating to hear.
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91Lowery is the real deal and understands filmmaking, and this is abundantly clear in this searing, romantic crime drama and love story.
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83The point of this film is the spell it weaves and, by and large, it is successful. It’s the music, it’s the cinematography, it’s the score, it’s Casey Affleck’s hollow speaking voice — they all add up to something that resembles a fever dream facsimile of an eventful movie.
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80Slow as molasses but every bit as rich.
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