Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Cody One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

curtisjlewis Why does the bad guy kill our two heroes in the first place? Why does the good guy go to all the trouble to successfully find the bad guy only to forget the drugs? A bit of a giveaway that. Why does good guy not ask cop, "How did he die?" When the cop says ".. your brother is dead"? If he'd fallen in the river drunk, then he wouldn't have to bother with the whole retribution thing! Why does Mr Bigshot bad guy live in a crappy rat house slum? Why does the good guy lure the bad guy to the club and not kill him in the car park? Could've saved a life! Oh, and do you really need a telescopic sight to shoot a guy in a club or from a few places away? Great acting, great cast. Just that these little things niggle. Watch it. Good movie.

momosity It was definitely a waste of 2 hours but I couldn't sleep so what the heck, I watched it. I feel badly for people who spent money to see this dreck. At least on cable there are subtitles so I could read what the actors were mumbling!I'd ask how so many good actors could make such a boring movie, but unfortunately these days that's becoming more common.

zkonedog Have you ever seen one of those movies where all the pieces are present but it just doesn't gel together like it should? "Out of the Furnace" is exactly that type of film. It SHOULD work, but it doesn't.For a basic plot summary, this movie centers on the events of two brothers. Russell Blaze (Christian Bale) is a factory mill worker representing the American "everyman" trying to survive in an economically depressed area. His job is no prize, to be sure, but it keeps him living. On the other hand, brother Rodney (Casey Affleck), a military veteran home in between deployments, doesn't quite share the views of Russell, not wanting to toil in a mill and turning to the bottle and gambling as a result. When Rodney (an accomplished street- brawler) gets in trouble with Harland DeGroat (Woody Harrelson), leader of the intimidating in-bred Appalachian mountain folk, not even the police will stage a rescue. It is up to Russell to see that his brother is taken care of.There are two primary factors that render this film decidedly average:First, it's themes are far too similar to other Bale films like "The Fighter" and even, albeit to a lesser extent, "The Machinist". Both are better flicks than this one, so it is tough for this piece to carve out its own place.Secondly, the casting (and directing from Scott Cooper) is so uneven. Bale is not nearly used to his full potential (one has to let him emote more), while other great actors like Forest Whitaker and William Dafoe are given bit roles unbecoming of their on-screen statures.Actually, the crown jewel of the entire film is Harrelson's DeGroat. From the opening scene of the film, it is clear that this is one of the most reviled villain characters to ever be put on screen. He steals every scene he is in.Thus, if you haven't seen any previous dark works like this (or any previous similar Bale roles), this movie might be a little better for you. For the more seasoned viewers, though, this is just "one of those movies" where the pieces don't snap together well enough. I can't call it "bad", but it isn't all that good.

ilkazapata I have not seeing such a waste of good actors in a while. This movie has a wonderful cast, including: Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson, Zoe Saldana, Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe, and Sam Shepard. I find it a little puzzling how these actors agreed to help tell this story. This is just another revenge story. Not even original at it (like "Hard candy"). Just the typical poor, unlucky, but still unbelievably good guy trying to get by. The which does not bring anything new and is so damn predictable. The movie aims to fall in the action/drama realm, and it has its moments in both, but it fails hardly in the action part. And the rhythm is too damn slow. Direction and editing did not help... To wrap up, it has good acting but but direction and editing, so the final result is a sucky, boring movie.