Don’t let the boring title or shitty poster fool you, this is an amazing modern day noir set in the Ozarks with some of the best performances of the year.
Why its badass:
-A great adaptation of Daniel Woodrell’s novel by Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini.
-Jennifer Lawrence. Somehow she manages to be tough, maternal, badass and naïve all at the same time.
-John Hawkes' incredible performance as Teardrop. Nobody doubted his range, from Me and You and Everyone We Know to Deadwood to (of course) Eastbound and Down but his transformation here is so impressive its like he’s been getting into character for forty years.
-A banjo score!
-The beautiful bleak cinematography.
- Her reaching in for the second hand (you’ll know it when you see it).
Cinematic Relatives: Brick, Fargo
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