Recap: Leo has just been released from prison after doing 18 months time. He gets a job at his aunt's husband's yard. But being on parole, his job suddenly involves bribery and sabotage. One evening everything goes wrong, and Leo get wrongfully accused of murder. He goes on the run, sought after both by the police and his former friends that now regard him as a threat.
Comments: This is a low key thriller about how loyalty and friendship comes to a head with honesty and self preservation. Set in the middle of a family and it's family business it always keep a level of pressure, a level of suspense on the character Leo and the story itself. Without any up tempo bits, without explosions and without any high paced chases it still keeps interest. And that's good. However, it doesn't really reach any climaxes either. No scenes when almost everything comes to a point, when you are on your edge as a viewer. It only walks slowly along its storyline, with only small changes in pace. And that makes it good, but without any real high points. It is a good movie, but it will soon be forgotten.
It relies heavily on the acting, and fortunately it has casted well. A movie that sports Mark Whalberg, Charlize Theron, James Caan, Joaquin Phoenix and Ellen Burstyn, among others, can consider itself lucky. Those are solid, quality actors and actresses and as usual they perform well. But like everything else they must conform to the story, and also never reaches any real high points.
A good movie, with a good story but maybe a movie that should be viewed if you like any of the actors especially well. Or like stories about corrupt public systems more than others.
6/10
Comments: This is a low key thriller about how loyalty and friendship comes to a head with honesty and self preservation. Set in the middle of a family and it's family business it always keep a level of pressure, a level of suspense on the character Leo and the story itself. Without any up tempo bits, without explosions and without any high paced chases it still keeps interest. And that's good. However, it doesn't really reach any climaxes either. No scenes when almost everything comes to a point, when you are on your edge as a viewer. It only walks slowly along its storyline, with only small changes in pace. And that makes it good, but without any real high points. It is a good movie, but it will soon be forgotten.
It relies heavily on the acting, and fortunately it has casted well. A movie that sports Mark Whalberg, Charlize Theron, James Caan, Joaquin Phoenix and Ellen Burstyn, among others, can consider itself lucky. Those are solid, quality actors and actresses and as usual they perform well. But like everything else they must conform to the story, and also never reaches any real high points.
A good movie, with a good story but maybe a movie that should be viewed if you like any of the actors especially well. Or like stories about corrupt public systems more than others.
6/10