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I thought it was overdone

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tunenut

In Reply to: RE: Very strong recommendation for "Winter's Bone." It escapes the usual clich�s posted by tinear on July 10, 2010 at 16:03:36

Maybe not lazy or ignorant, but all the male characters in this one are pretty much psychopaths. The only exception was (maybe) the Army recruiter.

I liked much about this movie, but it certainly did not sidestep any southern cliches.

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I'd argue that Tear Drop wasn't a psycho. Also, the cop. I think you're - tinear 08:05:44 07/11/10 (4)
correct that perhaps there were some trite characters but where this film differs is in making their situations believable, inescapable. What is a person who doesn't want to relocate and leave behind his culture and family to do if he wishes to remain in a non-urban setting? Jobs are gone, prospects are slim to none for many.
- I did basically enjoy this... - tunenut 19:26:45 07/11/10 (3)
  I will say that Teardrop, with his meth sniffing and gun toting and ax wielding, did not seem that mentally sound to me. Maybe the cop was not a psychopath, but he was both corrupt and ready to have a shoot out with Mr. T.
  
  All in all, this movie does not make country living look all that attractive.
  - RE: I did basically enjoy this... - Postal Grunt 09:45:11 07/14/10 (1)
    Consider that this film was done in the Ozark Mountains area of Missouri. At last estimate, there were over 53,000 meth users in the Show Me State. Missouri has had a long and troubled past with meth production and as a distribution center for the finished product.
    Not that long ago, illegal liquor or "moonshine" was a big problem. Now it's "hillbilly crack".
    
    Peace, good beer and barbecue!
    - I'm familiar with the area... - tunenut 11:45:05 07/14/10 (0)
      some good friends of mine live down near Bolivar. It's always seemed a bit less gothic than portrayed in the movie, in fact an all around pretty nice place. But that's the nature of movies, and that's OK, in a noir or neo-noir, you don't get bright sunny vistas, you get darkness and cold.
  - LOL! No, it doesn't. nt - tinear 10:45:58 07/13/10 (0)
    fd

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