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Sweet Virginia (2017)

November. 17,2017
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6.2
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R
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A former rodeo star, now a motel manager, meets a young man who is responsible for the violence that suddenly has seized his small town.

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Lumsdal
2017/11/17

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

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Brainsbell
2017/11/18

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

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Calum Hutton
2017/11/19

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

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Jakoba
2017/11/20

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

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Michaela Hunter
2017/11/21

Christopher Abbott is a brilliant actor and he really shines with this character. He's genuinely terrifying in fact. The other characters stories aren't lacking but Abbott just outdid them. I think we were meant to concentrate on the hero toward the end but it was hard to care about him tbh. The film falls short of something toward the end, I can't really put my finger on it.

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ambernicholson
2017/11/22

Biggest waste of time since I watched Duel. Genuinely nothing happens and I was very disappointed cause there was several cast members I enjoy.

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jonwill-63876
2017/11/23

The movie and the plot was OK, however there was far too much music and sound effects and not enough light. Seems like so many movies now days are cutting down on the cost for lighting so everything is in the dark now.

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screechy_jim
2017/11/24

This is one of those films which goes round in your head for hours or days after you've watched it. I wouldn't at all be surprised if it achieves cult status, with debates on its merits and shortfalls continuing for some time. It often felt like it was on the brink of something exceptional, but that never quite manages to break through to that accolade and even though it certainly swept me away in places, I came away not fully satisfied. Without question it is a very powerful film and there is much to love here. It's great work. The cast is superb. Jon Bernthal who plays Sam 'slam dunks' this role like he does every one, and really was a perfect choice for this part. Actually, the whole cast is superb. Christopher Abbott does a similarly excellent portrayal with the chillingly edgy and psychotic Elwood.Its a deep and rich story, well constructed and thick with the intricacies of real life and complex relationships. There's no glossing over the plot with thin filmed convenience or casual coincidence, it as detailed story that unfolds well and delivers how a good thriller should. The characters all have well constructed identities that give the film excellent realism. Bernthal's character has more meat on its bones than an Angus steak. Great care has been taken to give him a fully laden his persona with all the dimension of real life and I think actually this may be one of the films failings. There's so much meat on the carcass the film never really gets round to addressing all the choice cuts available. At the end your left wondering about delicious morsels untasted and left as carrion for the mystical Hollywood scavengers. The film is well directed well and well structured, but the pacing is slow and consistently so. I think this is another of its failings, a small one, but still a failing. I say this because with a film with so much to depict, accelerating the pace in places would serve to heighten excitement in areas that could have been more engaging while more comprehensively addressing certain aspects of the story. Having said that, what the film does expertly is create a suspense filled ambiance throughout, and that goes a long way to compensating for the issues I have picked at.I liked it a lot but didn't love it. It was just too consistently low key, and everything somehow felt mildly underdone. I will definitely watch it again though, and actually think I will enjoy it more the second time.I do recommend it, as it is still a pretty good film.

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