MamaGravity
good back-story, and good acting
Nayan Gough
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
Aneesa Wardle
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Aidan_Healy
This movie was for the most part historically accurate, however lacked a main plot or story. The acting was good and the actors portrayed the time period well enough. Very dramatic and dreary, which adds to the historical accuracy. I overall enjoyed the movie and would recommend it to someone who has some knowledge in the Civil War era.
SnoopyStyle
It's the last days of the American Civil War. Sisters Augusta (Brit Marling) and Louise (Hailee Steinfeld) live on a farm with their only slave Mad. Two marauding Union soldiers arrive ahead of the main Army.This is a sparse small production. The writing is sparing. The subject matter lends itself for a tougher intensity but it opts for a weary atmosphere. It doesn't flinch from the violence but it doesn't revel in action. It is an indie film overall.
Andres-Camara
The truth is that the movie starts very hard. It can not be denied. It presents some characters very well in a moment. Then it starts to get worse. It starts to stop and at the end it becomes long.The film is a defense of American values and self-defense, but then retracts to criticize it and later retracts again on the retracted. I do not know where I'm going. Nor do I understand why it is necessary to ignite that fire and destroy things.I really like actors. They are all very well, those who are not yet known, will become so.The photograph is typical independent, does not exist. It's white.And its direction, although it does not bore, is not a special address either. Simple and simple It is very well set. So much in costume, makeup, art.However I do not think it's a movie that goes down in history.Spoiler: I do not understand the sequence when he kills Sam. Why is there such a dialogue? Would someone talk at that time?
myignisrules
This story focuses on the side of war most movies bypass. Not the before, or the after, but the last days of it. From one side we have three women, one a slave (or soon to be ex-slave) trying to survive and hold on to their land without men. One the other side, we have two men, who are raping and killing their way across the countryside. Different people will see this movie in different ways. For me, this was a tale of how war and devastation changes us. The best examples of this are portrayed by Brit Marling and Sam Worthington (Avatar), who play Augusta and Moses. The former grows strong and independent, the latter has left behind his humanity and is a shell of a man, living only to destroy. Not for everyone, the rest of the cast is underused and the movie never feels fully fleshed out but strong performances make for good viewing, at least once.
