Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Micitype Pretty Good

UnowPriceless hyped garbage

Supelice Dreadfully Boring

powmanx this movie overall was a great movie,, but there is story line I feel like no one really caught but I could just be going crazy. spoilers start here. what I really believe the story actually is is that the wife faked the whole thing. I believe she drugged her husband, and put make up on to appear like she'd been beaten. she took his ring and put some on his hands. in the beginning, look how ready she was to come back home. her husband said he couldn't find his ring, and she had it the whole time. look how willing she was to let him come back for intensive chores like remodeling her house and landscaping the yard. she stated in the middle of the movie that he will just have to make it up to her every day for the rest of their lives. She wanted a relationship where she was pampered and treated like a queen. she wanted to go to a restaurant that all their friends went to so she could gain that much more power over the situation. it's ironic that the brother hired someone to kill his brother in law when it was his sisters faking. I thought it was very strange how willing, how passive the husband was. in the end when the husband was killed, it looked as if she was remorseful also because she finally had what she wanted from her marriage. this makes more sense to me than simply her husband actually beating her and the story going from there. does anyone else feel this way ?

Chxface Movie Review!!!The Living (2014) Starring no one you'd know by name but may have seen here & there. This guy wakes up after a bender where he blacks out. He discovers he beat the living crap out of his wife but doesn't remember it. Her brother is a total loser and a meek little dweeb. Probably because he's really emotionally beaten down by his loser mom. He decides to hire a hit man to kill his brother in law. Now, this whole process & his relationship with the hit-man is super stressful. The hit-man keeps telling him he's too much of a coward to do this himself so he pays someone to do it. Albeit true, it's just another person telling him what a POS he is. There's no dancing around the ending. Bang. Done. Grade: B+ although I gave away the story, is still recommend it.

quincytheodore The title aptly portrays the life of ordinary folks, with all the familiar problems or flaws one expect from them. It shows domestic issues and mundane stuffs in a patient pace, yet the delivery of characters feels so genuinely inviting. Good script and acting make these unassuming characters easily identifiable while presenting twists so bizarre they might just be unnervingly realistic.After what seems to be a domestic violence, Teddy (Fran Kranz) and Molly (Jocelyn Donahue) are not in the best terms. The debacle disturbs Molly's brother Gordon (Kenny Wormald), who has timid personality but is highly determined to resolve the situation. Each character tries to overcome the issue but with much different means, the couple might attempt to sort it out between themselves, but Gordon opts for much dangerous path of hiring a hit-man.It plays out in solemn tone, occasionally switching between trivial matters and risky shady business. Fran Kranz is pretty convincing as the remorseful husband. Heartfelt apology, some humor and compromising nature make him a more likable guy than expected. As for the wife, Jocelin Donahue delivers a very compassionate performance. She remains strong yet it is her weaknesses which serendipitously create a compelling and deep character.Both of them look excessively normal, though in some subtle ways the movie keeps the audience guessing if the forgiveness is warranted. Meanwhile Kenny Wormald looks frightened and confused as he steps outside his comfort zone, meeting the hit-man Howard (Chris Mulkey). As the least confrontational character, Gordon is put in situations he fears the most, especially when Howard is exceptionally aggressive. Gordon seems cowardice and reluctant, though he has a sincere nature which could appeal to the audience. Howard, on the other hand, is incredibly antagonistic, just giving malicious intent with every word spewed.Cinematography produces a somber view of their lives. Using backdrop of mostly rural town it looks modestly slick. Much of the scenes are people dining as the camera shoots them from the side and occasionally pans. The visual lets the actors deliver their emotional lines in laid back manner, when the twists occur the quaint ambiance actually produces more impact. This is a relatively slow thriller, but it is never tedious.The Living presents an intimate look of the characters' lives, so close to home it's both disturbing and also absorbing.

nrsmith85 I saw this film at the Tallgrass Film Festival, and it was excellent. Jack Bryan really knows how to write a compelling tale, and the film ends in a way that Hollywood could never deliver. There's a well-established sense of the world that the characters inhabit, and it never feels like a low-budget production. There are several long dialog takes that are thoroughly impressive performances. It's good to see Fran Kranz in a serious role, as he totally sells the character. Hopefully this acts as a showcase for more dramatic projects. I was unfamiliar with Jocelin Donahue, but will definitely keep an eye out for her in other films. Chris Mulkey is a beast, and absolutely kills it. The people involved in making this movie are clearly talented and passionate individuals, and I can't wait to see what they bring to the table next.