Jeff Nichols' debut film "Shotgun Stories"
marked him out as a major talent, something than has been more than
realised in the ten years since it was made. It's a great piece of
backroads Americana, thinly plotted but brilliantly observed and
superbly acted by a largely unknown cast, (only a young Michael Shannon
is familiar to me), as well as being beautifully photographed by Adam
Stone in a style reminiscent of early Malick and the early films of one
of its producers, David Gordon Greene. It's set in rural Arkansas
and deals with a family feud between two sets of half-brothers. The
pace is leisurely and there's little in the way of action despite the
promise of the title. When violence does finally erupt it is shocking,
if not unexpected, and largely happens off-screen. It remains one of the
best American Indies of the last 10 years.Thursday, 10 January 2019
SHOTGUN STORIES
Jeff Nichols' debut film "Shotgun Stories"
marked him out as a major talent, something than has been more than
realised in the ten years since it was made. It's a great piece of
backroads Americana, thinly plotted but brilliantly observed and
superbly acted by a largely unknown cast, (only a young Michael Shannon
is familiar to me), as well as being beautifully photographed by Adam
Stone in a style reminiscent of early Malick and the early films of one
of its producers, David Gordon Greene. It's set in rural Arkansas
and deals with a family feud between two sets of half-brothers. The
pace is leisurely and there's little in the way of action despite the
promise of the title. When violence does finally erupt it is shocking,
if not unexpected, and largely happens off-screen. It remains one of the
best American Indies of the last 10 years.
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