Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)
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Ain't Anybody a Saint in Here
A slow burner with exquisite performances from Affleck and Mara. As good as they are I still couldn't get entirely into their characters or their story.
I appreciate a slow-paced film but when the story advances I need it to be worth it and that is not always the case in this crime story with decent cinematography and art direction.
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“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a pretty cool cast involved, I was quite eager to check it out. First of all, it was definitely one of the best titles I ever came across (in fact, it doesnāt mean anything and it has no link with the movie itself, itās just a random sentence David Lowery wanted to use as a movie title) and I loved the poster as well so that was definitely a promising start. Well, I always had a weak spot for Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck, together they had a lot of chemistry and made a very charismatic couple. Concerning the rest of the movie, it was pretty obvious that Lowery had been inspired by Terrence Malickās work which wasnāt necessarily a bad thing. Indeed, it was visually pretty neat and I really enjoy” read more
“Less a film on its own merits than it is something engineered to feel like a relic from Hollywoodās revolutionary period between 1967 and 1982. Does it succeed? Well, thatās more of a volatile question, isnāt it? Aināt Them Bodies Saints is a gorgeous ode to a bygone Americana, but itās limp as romance and dubious as a western. Ā Simply put, thereās just not much incentive to care about the central couple. We meet them as outlaws, but theyāre soon parted. They remain away from each other for the remainder of the film, but weāre led to believe that they have an intense, passionate love affair thatās prone to explosive outbursts of violence and criminality. Since we only view them as existing separately, thereās no evidence or reason to buy in on the strength of their” read more
" Director: David Lowery Starring: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Ben Foster, Rami Malek, Keith Carradine, Charles Baker and Nate Parker The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met."
" Director: David Lowery Starring: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Ben Foster, Rami Malek, Keith Carradine, Charles Baker and Nate Parker The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met."
" Director: David Lowery Cinematographer: Bradford Young Other Images "