Pena and Gyllenhaal’s chemistry keeps the buddy cop film
from hell alive despite poorly acted stereotype antagonists and an
ill-conceived attempt at the illusion of found footage. Big-time overkill on the training day style
action scenes, and unsuccessful message pull this one over. Emotional beats still pack a heavy punch.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Thursday, May 2, 2013
The Place Beyond the Pines
Cianfrance’s bloody valentine is a three headed mutant
character study, with slow deliberate pacing, kept entertaining through some of
the curviest curveballs ever thrown and a cast who knock them out of the
park. Powerful and shocking drama boldly
introduces hyper-Aristotle’s 3x3 act structure. Awfully long run-time, but squashes it.
Actors & Director:
Ben Mendelsohn,
Bradley Cooper,
Bruce Greenwood,
Dane Dehaan,
Derek Cianfrance,
Eva Mendes,
Mahershala Ali,
Ray Liotta,
Ryan Gosling
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