Tuesday 27 June 2017

Shane called Joe

Joe (2013)

Directed by David Gordon Green this film based on the novel of the same name stars Nicolas Cage, Tye Sheridan and Adriene Mishler. In rural America a man trying his best not to get into trouble again takes a teenage boy under his wing.

Taking the classic Shane (1953) this is another tragedy of a man trying to escape his nature but pulled back by the obligations to those around him. I enjoyed the film and while it's not the best version I have seen of this story it's well up there. Nicolas Cage gives one of his best recent performances which makes the film worth seeing for that alone.


4/5

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