Review of Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013) by Foxgrove — 10 Sep 2013
Beautifully photographed and superbly acted. Casey Affleck proves once again that he is the better actor than brother Ben in a performance that is second only to his 'coward Robert Ford'. For the first time I have taken note of Rooney Mara and I honestly don't think Keith Carradine and Ben Foster have ever been better.
The star of this film ,however, is the lyrical writing which the actors bring to life exquisitely. The combination of the two makes many scenes totally hypnotic. There is also a pervading sense of tragedy throughout which is underlined by the perfect and appropriately mournful score.
The abrupt ending slightly disappoints but this is actually due more to my expectation than to do with the story not concluding. It could have gone on but that is another story and in effect would make this a different film.
This review of Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013) was written by Foxgrove on 10 Sep 2013.
Ain't Them Bodies Saints has generally received positive reviews.
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