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6,2/10
12.115
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Ein ehemaliger Rodeo-Champion freundet sich mit einem jungen Mann an, der zur Gewalt neigt.Ein ehemaliger Rodeo-Champion freundet sich mit einem jungen Mann an, der zur Gewalt neigt.Ein ehemaliger Rodeo-Champion freundet sich mit einem jungen Mann an, der zur Gewalt neigt.
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- 2 Nominierungen insgesamt
Scott A. McGillivray
- Lawyer
- (as Scott McGillivray)
Shawn C. Orr
- Parking Lot Guy
- (as Shawn Orr)
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I rarely write reviews but came on here as I was shocked at the low scores. This movie gripped me from start to finish. A slow burn drama, with great cinematography and score. Truly a work of art. I'd rate it 8.5/10. Don't listen to the bad reviews.
I was enjoying this movie until the abrupt, unclimactic, uncreative end. So maddening! My fiance and i sat here for like 5 minutes afterwards coming up with different endings that would have been better...did the writer just give up? Was he bored too? Ugh.
This movie is stocked with great actors and great plot ideas that just never come together. Bernthal is great but even his character is a bit flimsy with a lot of unanswered details about his past looming over the viewer. The action in the film is great and you'll be engaged, but you'll be wishing there was more character development to really pull things together.
The problem that eclipses everything else in this film is the horrible lighting - an overdone effect. I understand - and appreciate - the unnatural darkness that some directors like to use to set the theme. But in this film, the consequences are very negative.
The worst part was where the antagonist and an arbitrary hired helper break in to a house to steal money. The actions that follow between these two individuals and the occupant of the house were impossible for me to discern and could only be guessed at from subsequent developments. This spoiled the film completely for me, as I regard it as a crucial event.
Other than that fatal flaw, the rest of the story earns an "okay enough" rating from me. Everything else that happened in the dark was simply dialogue (or sex), so no further guessing was required. Nothing special developed, Berenthal delivers one surprise in the result in an altercation with a motel guest but everything else proceeds entirely predictably. Predictability is not always a bad thing and I'm sure that many viewers will be satisfied with the outcome.
Incidentally, the "relationship" between the protagonist and antagonist, as described in the summary and a few reviews, is completely exaggerated. The superficial representation of a couple of brief interactions between these two makes this alleged relationship of very little importance in the story.
Still, the cast did very well with the material they were given, so no fault of theirs - and they deserve full credit for saving the director from abject failure.
The worst part was where the antagonist and an arbitrary hired helper break in to a house to steal money. The actions that follow between these two individuals and the occupant of the house were impossible for me to discern and could only be guessed at from subsequent developments. This spoiled the film completely for me, as I regard it as a crucial event.
Other than that fatal flaw, the rest of the story earns an "okay enough" rating from me. Everything else that happened in the dark was simply dialogue (or sex), so no further guessing was required. Nothing special developed, Berenthal delivers one surprise in the result in an altercation with a motel guest but everything else proceeds entirely predictably. Predictability is not always a bad thing and I'm sure that many viewers will be satisfied with the outcome.
Incidentally, the "relationship" between the protagonist and antagonist, as described in the summary and a few reviews, is completely exaggerated. The superficial representation of a couple of brief interactions between these two makes this alleged relationship of very little importance in the story.
Still, the cast did very well with the material they were given, so no fault of theirs - and they deserve full credit for saving the director from abject failure.
Pros:
Scenario 6/10 (Terse script, plain scenario not complicated, no plot holes but nothing that we haven't see before... not much character analysis, covered by good acting though)
Direction 7/10 (Jamie Dagg made a good dark Neo-Noir/Neo Western thriller)
Cinematography 7/10
Jon Bernthal 7/10
Christopher Abbott 8/10 (Really convincing as a psycho character... scary convincing!)
Cons:
Actually I found no important weaknesses in this movie.
Nice movie. 7/10 by me.
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- WissenswertesMany of the locations used are filmed in Hope, Canada which is also the location for 'First Blood'.
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- Herkunftsland
- Offizielle Standorte
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- Auch bekannt als
- Tatlı Virginia
- Drehorte
- Hope, British Columbia, Kanada(Motel Location)
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- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 11.753 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 5.183 $
- 19. Nov. 2017
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 14.725 $
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 33 Minuten
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