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Synopsis

A drama centered on two teenage boys who encounter a fugitive and pact to help him escape from an island in the Mississippi.

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Jeff Nichols

Jeff Nichols, from Little Rock (Arkansas), stands out as one of the promising new deal in American cinema.

A complex hybridization between Malick and Spielberg (without ever limiting himself to these far-reaching elective filiations), he is right at the edge between American independent cinema and Hollywood industrial cinema. [Shotgun Stories] was striking due to its humble mastery of direction, its capacity to revisit America’s myths grasping at the same time both the territory and the landscape. One could see a “folk cinema”, in the tradition of the great American names, from John Ford to Terrence Malick in Badlands. One could also discover a brilliant actor, Michael Shannon, whose marmoreal grace evoked a “redneck” version of Christopher Walken. The same qualities can be found (including Michael Shannon) in Take Shelter; but there, the art of Americana is somehow “disturbed” by the codes of the genre movie, to be more specific those of the supernatural… read more

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Matt Richards

16Jun13

At base level, a simple tale of friendship and family set in the rich and fertile world of the Mississippi River, it gradually grows to become a beautiful coming of age story for everyone involved. Nichols captures the wild freedom of youth and the pain of love with aching sensibility and wry humour. 4 stars

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Synyoung Li

14Jun13

It was alright-alright-alright

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Adam Z

12Jun13

This movie is fucking lovely. I like how clear it is that some people posting here didn't even pay attention to the movie.

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msmichel

9Jun13

Disappointing follow-up to 'Take Shelter' that despite good performances fails to engage on any meaningful level and eventually descends into near action genre cliché. McConaughey continues his re-emergence as an actor of note with a strong turn here and the film does have a strong visual presence but it sinks with the generic script. By the conclusion derision replaces tedium.

Austin B., llallison

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