A sublime Movie (by buzzbruin) |
This as close to a perfect movie as you will see this year. A simple story about an old codger who wants something in the nature of an odd request. His odd deeds have made him a legend in the area in which he lives think the deep south . He has been alone for 4o years living in a run-down cabin and chasing kids and people off his property with a gun. He is the quintessence of a deeply unhappy mournful cranky old man, and he is played by one the great actors of his generation Robert Duvall, joined by an outstanding cast--Bill Murray. Sisy Spacek and others. It deals with life and death <more> |
Prisons Without Bars (by druid333-2) |
You have to admire Robert Duvall. For fifty,plus years now,he has starred in countless films portraying characters that are somewhat left of centre. In Get Low,he plays Felix Bush,a hermit who has,for the most part,retreated from society,due to some mighty dark daemons he has been carrying around for far too long. Felix is old & feels his time for shuffling off his mortal coil is not far away. Felix is either feared or hated by most of the people that live in the town as far from his land,as possible . Felix gets the idea of having a funeral party before he bids farewell. He gets <more> |
NOW THIS IS A MOVIE!!!! (by yeghia) |
How is it I saw this 10 years later. What a shame. Powerful story and a powerful performance by all involved.I thank the key-art designer for designing a truly interesting piece that doesn't just have big heads in the sky. It intrigued me and when I read the synopsis, I was further intrigued.What a beautiful story about humanity. Some incredible truths packed into this little film.Highly recommended! |
Great Actors Perform tell a Seious Humorous Story (by JustCuriosity) |
Get Low and its cast were very well-received last night at Austin's Paramount Theatre as part of the SXSW Film Festival. This is the type of well-written, well-acted serious film that gets made all too rarely today. The excellent cast was led by three aging legends – the cantankerous Robert Duvall, the hilarious Bill Murray and elegant Sissy Spacek – all of whom attended the SXSW performance and answered questions. They have lost nothing with age. One-time child star Lucas Black has begun to come into his own as an actor as well. Get Low is an example of the type of wonderful film <more> |
Go see it! (by Oroloro) |
This is what movies are about: It's a compelling story, flawless acting with spot-on casting choices, deftly directed, and with camera work supports the story with warm tones. I don't know of one person who has seen this and doesn't rave. The Oscar race begins here. It's wonderful to be rapt in a film that doesn't need explosions, chases or CGI to make the film work.Every person involved in the making of this film is an artisan. If your a budding filmmaker, class is in session - a must see.Duval and Spacek are in their prime - there's also a lesson here that youth and <more> |
One of the best films of the year (by Evanmail-841-799521) |
A charming sleeper of a tale set in the 1930s. A reclusive hermit, the subject of mistrust and rumor by generations of local townsfolk, nearing the end of his life suddenly decides to throw himself a funeral party and invites the entire town. Superlative and nuanced performances are turned in by Robert Duvall, as the old man, Sissy Spacek, as a widowed former acquaintance, and Bill Murray, as the funeral director who agrees to organize the event. Fantastic supporting performances are also given by Lucas Black, as the Funeral director's more moral assistant, and Bill Cobbs, as the Reverend <more> |
A stylized drama - part comedy, part psychology (by napierslogs) |
"Get Low" is, in part, considered a psychological drama, it's also one of those films that can be classified as almost anything because the actors are able to add so many layers of interest with intrigue and comedy.Starring an almost unrecognizably old Robert Duvall and a Jarmusch-styled Bill Murray, respectively, as a hermit wanting to host his own funeral and a funeral home director wanting his business. On the surface, it's a very slow drama because that is essentially all that happens, Murray helps Duvall plan his own funeral. But we are saved from a tedious drama by the <more> |
A Surprising Life Examined: The Angry Old Man (by rroberto18) |
While Hollywood has consistently examined the "angry young man," his older counterpart is normally portrayed by a character actor in a minor role. Robert Duvall is no stranger to portraying off-beat, aging male leads, but here he accepts the ultimate challenge -- drawing an audience in to examine the life of a self-made hermit with a widely reviled yet barely explained past.Bill Murray and Sissy Spacek, a dream team supporting cast, also portray vintage folk with secrets of their own. This partly frontier western, largely psychological mystery unravels slowly in scenes with little <more> |
A humbling film (by djwdoc) |
Get Low is an unusual film It is perhaps the most uncinematic film I have seen: It is uncinematic not because the filmmaking is incompetent--it is very well done--but that the point of the film is that you are shown people and things, but that you will never be able to understand, let alone truly empathize, with the people or events that you see. At one point, the lead character, Felix Bush, says that you can see a dog dreaming, and you can guess he is chasing a rabbit, but and this is contrary to the whole ideal of cinema, dating back to the montage theory--this is the anti-montage theory <more> |