Free State of Jones (2016)

Top Ten Performances - Matthew McConaughey (14 movies items)

" as Arthur Brennan"

An average movie

“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Matthew McConaughey, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, eventually, it was a really interesting story with some great potential but it turned out to be only a decent watch at best, I’m afraid. Basically, the biggest issue was the lack of depth concerning Newton Knight. Indeed, during the 1st half the guy was described as some of kind of Southern Robin Hood which was fairly entertaining. Unfortunately, it made him also some kind of mythological figure instead of an actual real human being which was rather boring. For example, what did he think before the Civil War? Did he already felt conflicted about how the black folks were treated or he didn’t care at all at the time? Follo” read more

Movies Watched in 2017 (111 movies items)

"16.07.2017 "

BradWesley123's Movie Journal- November 2016 (22 movies items)

" DVD- 2hrs. 19min. First Viewing There are some evocative moments in Free State of Jones, largely due to the strength of the story alone, and it's fairly well-made (though the visual aesthetic is too digital) with a strong cast to boot. The script, however, is just too fatal a flaw. The framing devices adds nothing, only runtime, and the overview of the subject, rather than an in-depth probe of a moment, stretches everything too thin. Had the history been condensed or distill, allowing for focus"

BradWesley123's Movie Screenshots: Vol. 16 (50 movies items)

" Director: Gary Ross Cinematographer: Benoît Delhomme Other Images "

Watched in 2017 (274 movies items)

"My Rating:6/10 "

Famous People vs. the Actors Who Played Them (173 movies items)

"Matthew McConaughey as Newton Knight (an American farmer, soldier and Southern Unionist in Mississippi, best known as the leader of the Knight Company,a band of Confederate army deserters who resisted the Confederacy during the Civil War) "

Movies - Watched in 2016 (32 movies items)

"directed by Scott Derrickson USA 2016 Action, Biography, Drama "

2017 Oscar Contenders - Best Picture (42 movies items)

" Director: Gary Ross Writers: Gary Ross, Leonard Hartman Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Keri Russell, Mahershala Ali Release Date: June 24th Plot Synopsis: As civil war divides the nation, a poor farmer from Mississippi leads a group of rebels against the Confederate army. Pros: Ross is one of more deceptively effectively filmmakers out there. While he isn't a household name, several of his film's have been real critical hits, and he's received four Oscar nods for his efforts, incl"

BAMF's September Cinejourney 2016 (37 movies items)

" Familiar Actors: Matthew McConaughey Gugu Mbatha-Raw Mahershala Ali Keri Russell Christopher Berry Sean Bridgers Jacob Lofland Joe Chrest Jill Jane Clements Dane Rhodes Cade Mansfield Cooksey David Jensen P.J. Marshall Lara Grice Matthew Lintz and Gary Grubbs True Rating: 10/10 My Review: Free Review of Jones"

365 movies in 365 days (2016) (365 movies items)

"Watched 09/21/2016 Rating 6.0/10 Format: Blu Ray wanted to check this out over the summer but never got a chance now that i have i can see why this film didnt do that well at the box office but i didnt think it was all that bad. "