Winter's Bone (2010)

Short and Sweet Review by WubsTheFadgerThe acting all around is quite good. The exception is that of Jennifer Lawrence's character. I have never seen Jennifer as a good actress, she has a very boring, mellow, and dry acting style that gets old after a while. Some of her lines sounded like she was reading off of a page. Her character has no depth and she did not have any redeeming factors or qualities at all. The story is deathly slow. Most of the movie is very boring. The premise is good but the execution is bad. The story is not bad but it could have been handled a little bit better.The Ozark scenery is the only redeeming factor in this film. The cinematography is beautiful at times. Pros: Great cinematography, some good acting, interesting storyCons: Jennifer Lawrence's performance, a large amount of boring moments during the film, bad pacing, poor execution in regard to the storyOverall: 4/10

It had a premise that didn't sound particularly interesting but is really one hell of a good movie. It may be a culture shock to some (which is a good thing) but this is one of the most emotionally moving films I've ever seen. An absolute must see dramatic thriller. Proof positive of how talented J-Law is.

This film is about a 17-year-old girl who lives in the Ozark Mountains and is trying to find her father, who is missing.Critics love this film and it won a lot of awards. However, it's boring and incomplete. It portrays all the inhabitants of the area as violent, hostile, primitive idiots who are involved in illegal drug production. At the end, the father is found dead in a lake. A partial view of his corpse is all we see of him. It's strongly implied that he was murdered by a rival drug gang - but we don't know where, when or how. It would have been much better if there had been flashbacks of the murder.

Jennifer Lawrence received a best actress nomination, her first, for this 2010 film. To me, she did a nice imitation of the way a Holly Hunter or Reese Witherspoon would have handled the role.The film takes place in the backwoods of Missouri, essentially a poverty row, where Lawrence is taking care of two younger siblings and a mother who barely talks. Daddy is out on bond and it never is totally clear what his offense is all about-apparently, it's drugs and he has talked to the authorities about his associates and this leads to his mangled demise.To save her home which has been placed on the bond, she desperately seeks out her father only to learn the sad truth. He has a brother and who is that woman who slaps her around and then tells her where her father may be found?A totally unsatisfying film.