Review: This is a brilliant film which starts of like A Time To Kill which also started Matthew McConaughey whose trying to prove the innocence of someone on Death Row in the Deep South. After a while the film spirals into the characters individual problems which were very well written and directed. All of the actors put in great performances and you do feel for each character and the problems that they face in life. There are many explicit scenes which people might find disturbing and judging by the money that the movie made, the actors didn't get the recognition that they deserved. I always find movies about the Deep South disturbing because of the racism and the way that people treat each other, which was why I kind of knew what to expect from the film, but I was very surprised with how deep the director went into each characters personalities and he really pushed it to the extreme. A Great Watch!
Round-Up: Macy Gray fitted in well as the help for the family and I loved her relations with Zachary Efron. Nicole Kidman and John Cusack really pushed there characters to the max, and they played them very convincingly. Zac Efron was just being Zac Efron, but he fitted in well in the movie. McConaughey's character is very complex and pretty twisted, but the director chose to stick with the Efron character who does go through a lot for his age. I realised, whilst watching the bonus bits on the DVD, that The Paperboy is a famous book which was why the actors wanted to do the movie, so maybe I should read the book to have a deeper look into each character.
Budget: $12.5milliom Worldwide Gross: $1.5million (Deserved much more.)
I recommend this movie to people who like there deep dramas set in the Deep South about a man on Death Row. 7/10
Round-Up: Macy Gray fitted in well as the help for the family and I loved her relations with Zachary Efron. Nicole Kidman and John Cusack really pushed there characters to the max, and they played them very convincingly. Zac Efron was just being Zac Efron, but he fitted in well in the movie. McConaughey's character is very complex and pretty twisted, but the director chose to stick with the Efron character who does go through a lot for his age. I realised, whilst watching the bonus bits on the DVD, that The Paperboy is a famous book which was why the actors wanted to do the movie, so maybe I should read the book to have a deeper look into each character.
Budget: $12.5milliom Worldwide Gross: $1.5million (Deserved much more.)
I recommend this movie to people who like there deep dramas set in the Deep South about a man on Death Row. 7/10