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Lawless (2012)
9.0 / 10
( for the reviewing system)
Movie is gritty, but not overly so for the era and context. Crazy violent at what seems totally appropriate times, but some may find that a putoff; I don't, not because I particularly like crazy violent, but I'm fairly immune to it being a Tarantino fan (this is not a Tarantino movie). Solid 9, perhaps some kind of 9+, out of 10.
On top of that, I always find the moonshine business of the era to be a very interesting subculture.
Shia LaBeouf is distracting for me to watch though, because I'm well aware of the royal pain in the ass he is to his fellow actors, the directors, and everyone else around him during shooting.
9.0 / 10
( for the reviewing system)
Movie is gritty, but not overly so for the era and context. Crazy violent at what seems totally appropriate times, but some may find that a putoff; I don't, not because I particularly like crazy violent, but I'm fairly immune to it being a Tarantino fan (this is not a Tarantino movie). Solid 9, perhaps some kind of 9+, out of 10.
On top of that, I always find the moonshine business of the era to be a very interesting subculture.
Shia LaBeouf is distracting for me to watch though, because I'm well aware of the royal pain in the ass he is to his fellow actors, the directors, and everyone else around him during shooting.
WARNING: "Stay clear, because these really are" spoilers below
And I loved the side drama of the love interest, the law corruption, the psycho "law"man, the back and forth realization of the "real" law that the psycho lawman had gone too far, and the gathering of the others to try to run to the rescue. And I loved the unusual clumsy shootout at the end.....these days things are far too cliche in that regard.