Out of the Furnace

This story is one that's kind of typical of the PTDS and other hardships our military encounters upon returning home- BUT the acting, the "layers" and CAST are especially good - what a cast. Christian Bale is always great at portraying different types of characters - this role was one type I don't recall seeing - not just where he's from but the emotion evoked by his character was new to me. Woody Harrelson has played the mean, badass before but he played this one differently, and very intense- crazed and mean like never before. I own most of these two actors' films, so I see a difference which could be attributed to the director even though these two are great at portraying characters of all types. Casey Affleck is even slightly different in his acting this time. Willem Dafoe's part was short, as was Sam Sheperd's and Forrest Whittaker's but their roles were played well, too. For a movie that encompasses many situations done on film before, this movie put them into one story that is .."moving" , for lack of a better word to describe how I was affected and isn't as strong an adjective as I want to use. I think the director, who's name unfortunately escapes me at the moment - will be one who's name I will not forget should he continue directing. I believe this was his first or second effort (I think he acted before); an excellent, well done effort at that. Sorry - I'm not sure but I think he also wrote the screenplay ... there is a trailer on Amazon and IMDb that can tell more about him. I'd recommend this to just about anyone, no matter what their taste in movie genre is. There's something for everyone here.

Great movie for the whole family.

Very disturbing story about a good man who has the luck of Job, but none of the gratification. It shows in poignant terms what one could be capable of when you have lost everything meaningful in life. I felt like I as watching a train wreck when I first saw this movie. It is riveting and does not let you walk away as much as you would like to.

The trailer makes the movie out to be an intense revenge movie set in a bleak rural town. While the movie has all of the proper plot points to be called a revenge movie, it doesn't feel like one at all. Misfortune and tragedy never stop happening to the main character, and there's nothing he can do about it. His reaction to the people he loses is the same as ours would be. You take the licks life gives you and don't let it destroy you. But eventually he loses enough and goes after the villain of the movie and proves that trying to persevere and live a peaceful humble life is the hard thing to do. There's nothing difficult or disciplined about harming and killing people, but for his character enough is enough. The three lead characters are all desperate in their own way. Whether it's post traumatic stress, or they were raised in a hopeless wasteland, or they are at the end of their rope. An arthouse-y emotional revenge flick with a vague message about the decay of smalltown america that you dont often see on the big-screen with this kind of budget or actors involved. Definitely worth a watch

Okay, if I could, I would give this movie 6 stars. From literally the opening scene with Woody Harrelson, you realize that you are in for serious flick. Forest comes out of nowhere to play a pivotal role, just as much as Bale. But once again, Casey is the main focus. He's come home from Iran or somewhere over in the deserts, of course suffering from PTSD, but more from the abandoned feeling most experience from their country. One scene in particular, makes the whole movie worth watching. It's right up there with Deniro, Pacino, et al.

Excellent movie, great story line. Great group of actors from Bale to Shepard.

Bluray feedback: This is an excellent movie, very slow if you are looking for action, but a well done drama, very realistic with amazing acting from the three main actors. Image is crisp and sound is nice. Latin spanish subtitles included.

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Le premesse c'erano, lo stile e l'atmosfera facevano sperare in un dramma solido e d'ambiente. Purtroppo il film si ripiega in se stesso, finisce per essere banale, il cliche, pur col tono di chi ti sta raccontando chissa quale storia. Merita una visione, ma niente di imprescindibile. Ormai il cinema americano é pieno di gente che sa girare, ma non sa (cosa)raccontare