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Out of the Furnace (2013)
Gritty..Compelling..Must See
I loved this movie and every performance by all these A List Actors. I grew up in a metropolis and have no idea the struggles caused by a dying industry in towns across America losing their manufacturing plants, steel mills, the rust belt but wow this movie rips you out of your cozy living room and puts you straight into the gray deserted towns, and desperation that remains after jobs and manufacturing plants close down. What's more Christian Bale's portrayal of a silent solemn and hopeless life doesn't need words, You feel it in his expressions, mannerisms, interaction, daily tasks. Bale nonverbally communicates exactly how it must be to live in such a sad state every day especially after his brother goes missing. Then add in, Casey Afleck, amazing gritty performance, as Bale's lost younger brother confused after returning from Iraq and trying to find a place in a country that has abandoned him or maybe he's trying to forget the war and heal his mind & soul or maybe he is trying to finish himself off ~ quickest exit he knows that still allows him to hold his head high. The real villain in the story, has taken being evil to a new level, Woody Harrelson's performance guarantees you will hate and loath his character for his decrepitness and loss of humanity, a reflection of someone who takes advantage of people at their lowest point and manipulates them at their most vulnerable state. He is amazing and masterful so believable as the worst, most evil of those who prey on what's left of society's remains and forgotten people. Great performances by all the minor characters, Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe, Sam Shepherd and Zoe Saldana who portrays another lost soul, who keeps you wondering how she got there and why doesn't she leave...run away from all the sadness and inescapable desolation of a crumbling dying town. The script is everything, the writing is so real, I kept grabbing my couch to make sure I was still at home & not in their town. See it