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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.

Lawless only adds to my perception that Hillcoat is a one-trick pony who may work with some fairly talented collaborators on both sides of the camera, but said collaborators are extremely hit-or-miss here as the normally-talented Cave fails to deliver a decent script here, shooting the whole film to...

For a movie that originally boasted the cast that it did, and later boasted a cast that was by no means unimpressive, including Jessica Chastain, Guy Pearce, and Gary Oldman, the film provided very little in terms of characterization for any of the leads.

Review #209, Movie #280 Lawless Year Of Release 2012 Director John Hillcoat Producer Lucy Fisher, Douglas Wick, Megan Ellison, Michael Benaroya Writer Nick Cave, Matt Bondurant Cast Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jason Clarke, Jessica Chastain, Guy Pearce, Dane DeHaan, Mia Wasikowska and Gary...

[i]Lawless[/i] is a powerful film. It has immense purpose and looks at mortality in an intriguing light. More than that, it's constantly looking at family and how far people as a whole would go for their loved ones.