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It was a very rich period for film. You have to understand, in my family, at least with my older relatives, Jack, Howard, and Forrest were not topics of conversation in this light. So to hear about their bootlegging for the first time was a life-changing experience. It opened the door, you might say, to the mystery of their lives. Forrest Bondurant : It is not the violence that sets men apart, alright, it is the distance that he is prepared to go.

Sign In. Play trailer Crime Drama. Director John Hillcoat. Top credits Director John Hillcoat. See more at IMDbPro. Trailer Redband Version. Clip Featurette Photos Top cast Edit. Chris McGarry Danny as Danny. Mark Ashworth Hophead 1 as Hophead 1. Tom Proctor Hophead 2 as Hophead 2.

John Hillcoat. On a road near town, the two sides essentially line up their cars opposite each other and start shooting. They have that strange illusion of invulnerability born of hate and guns in their hands, and blast away in full view until those required to die do so, and the others survive.

By that point, I'd seen enough death and bloodshed. I'd also lost interest in the characters: the insane dandy, the violent brothers and even both women, who appear because you need some women around, I suppose. I believe it's based on facts.

I wish it were based on insights. The movie's publicity tells us: "Brazen and fearless, these young rebel brothers helped build the American Dream. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Rated R for strong grisly violence and language. Jessica Chastain as Maggie. Guy Pearce as Charlie. Shia LaBeouf as Jack. Tom Hardy as Forrest.

Jason Clarke as Howard. Forrest's boisterous defiance and Cricket's knack for moonshine production help the brothers gain a local monopoly. When Forrest is wounded as tension with Rakes escalates, Jack, initially the timid one, must prove his worth against gangster Floyd Banner's mob, and we see him metamorphose into a cocky exhibitionist in his attempts to woo the off-limits preacher's daughter, Bertha.

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