After hearing such great things about this movie I decided to watch it for myself, what I witnessed was nothing short of brilliant. Everything about the film was spot on, I don't have a bad word to say about this movie.
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| Casey Affleck in a scene from the film |
Lou Ford is a mild mannered deputy sheriff in the 1950's. He goes about his business like a gentleman and doesn't set a foot wrong, until he is sent by his boss to push a prostitute out of town. She doesn't take kindly to the proposition. She slaps him; he retaliates, and so begins a two week long relationship of sadistic daily sex. Soon she becomes a factor in Lou's revenge plans. As the bodies begin to pile up, Lou must stay cool in order to throw off a hard nosed district attorney who suspects Lou for the murders.
Casey Affleck plays Lou Ford perfectly. He is certainly better than his older brother Ben and is one of the most charismatic actors in Hollywood. His role in this film is amazing, he really made me believe in the character and made me sympathize with the fact that he kept trying to stop yet he couldn't help himself. What Casey brings to each of his characters is a level of believability. If we need to believe he is a murdering sadist then thats what he makes us believe.
The rest of the cast were all above standard and acted wonderfully, both Jessica Alba and Kate Hudson portrayed their characters beautifully. However, Casey truly makes this movie his own. When he is on screen you can't look away, and when he isn't, you wish he was. The directing is amazing with Michael Winterbottom churning out another great movie.
This movie is not for the weak at heart, the violence is brutal, the sex is quite realistic and the mind of Lou Ford is enough to make most people feel physically sick. If you think you're up for it then by all means check it out, if not then maybe you should watch something else.
9.5/10
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