Cannes 2012 Review: LAWLESS Sets the Barn Burnin': "Guns are a-blazing in John Hillcoat's prohibition era back woods gangster flick LAWLESS. With a knockout cast lead by Tom Hardy, Shia LeBeouf, Guy Pearce, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, and Gary Oldman, Hillcoat delivers a true crowd pleaser. While he doesn't push the genre into any new territory, he doesn't make any missteps either. This is a solid crime drama that is sure to find a receptive multiplex audience.
Adapted by Nick Cave from Matt Bondurant's novel The Wettest County in the World, Lawless tells the story of famous bootleggers the Bondurant boys. Forrest (Hardy) rules the roost, running the operation out of gas station restaurant, way out in the sticks. He is ruthless but fair, famous for having never backed down from a fight. Jack (LaBeouf) is the runt of the litter, but proves his worth to Forrest when he gets up the gumption to start dealing straight to Chicago gangster Floyd Banner (Oldman), greatly increasing the family's profits.
"
'via Blog this'
No comments:
Post a Comment