moqui
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granted, it is very early and the cinemas are filled with dreck January and February, but I think "Mud" will likely still be in my Top 5 at the year's end.
It helps that [1] it was so evocative of my own childhood (substitute the forests of upstate New York for the island in the middle of the Arkansas River) and [2] I have always been a fan of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (must have read each novel at least three times each before I left high school).
The movie is not a re-telling of Huck & Tom's river adventures, but is certainly inspired by them. And, like Twain, it masterfully interweaves themes of friendship, love, loyalty, freedom, responsibility and coming-of-age. All driven by a pretty good, low key thriller.
McConaughey was excellent, as was Sam Sheppard and, especially, the two local Arkansan boys cast as the lead and his best friend. McConaughey has been on a roll ever since The Lincoln Lawyer and he is now one of those actors whose films I will always to to see. Let's see how long that lasts.
It's a long movie (2.5 hours including previews), but I will see it again. It's the first movie of the year that I have wanted to see twice.
It helps that [1] it was so evocative of my own childhood (substitute the forests of upstate New York for the island in the middle of the Arkansas River) and [2] I have always been a fan of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (must have read each novel at least three times each before I left high school).
The movie is not a re-telling of Huck & Tom's river adventures, but is certainly inspired by them. And, like Twain, it masterfully interweaves themes of friendship, love, loyalty, freedom, responsibility and coming-of-age. All driven by a pretty good, low key thriller.
McConaughey was excellent, as was Sam Sheppard and, especially, the two local Arkansan boys cast as the lead and his best friend. McConaughey has been on a roll ever since The Lincoln Lawyer and he is now one of those actors whose films I will always to to see. Let's see how long that lasts.
It's a long movie (2.5 hours including previews), but I will see it again. It's the first movie of the year that I have wanted to see twice.