Ain't Them Bodies
Saints (2013)
Written and directed
by David Lowery this film stars Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Ben
Foster, Keith Carradine and Nate Parker. A man goes to jail to
protected his pregnant girlfriend after a robbery and shoot out gone
wrong then breaks out of jail four years later.
As a homage to films
of the 60s and 70s there is a lot to like about this film but while
it aims to be a slow burner I think it ends up being more of a
meandering story. Subtlety is the word of the day here but I am not
sure that all the subtle moments of this film add up to much new or
different. The film does look excellent but it is just slightly
disappointing that some of the cast such as Rooney Mara do not have
more to do.
3/5
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