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By Stephen Garrett (65) for Time Out (7,510) on 27 Aug 2012

Even the soundtrack is mostly on-the-nose jug-band hokum, except for one cue: a searing old-timey version of the Velvet Underground's White…

Review of Lawless (2012)

By Nick Pinkerton (448) for Village Voice (8,525) on 27 Aug 2012

The narrative often seems at odds with the director's pictorialism, trudging when it should be striding toward the climax, isolating the performers…

Review of Lawless (2012)

By Eric Kohn (1,203) for Indiewire (3,631) on 27 Aug 2012

Unfortunately, Lawless lacks the same darkly energizing spirit that made The Proposition such a revelation: It has plenty of gunplay, scowling…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 27 Aug 2012

This is a novel of a film, magnificently observed moments of human nature placed within a complex thematic tapestry... Tom Hardy…

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By Edward Douglas (1,395) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 26 Aug 2012

A perfectly viable (and violent) look at moonshiners during Prohibition with a kick-ass soundtrack…

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By Danny Minton (313) for Fort Bend Sun (57) on 26 Aug 2012

Gary Oldman is the only actor who really knocks it out. Unfortunately he's only in the film for a few minutes…

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By Kate Erbland (681) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 26 Aug 2012

Filled to the brim with top-shelf performances from an impressive cast, and with enough well-executed (and often shocking) violence to keep…

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By Erick Weber (123) for NECN (109) on 26 Aug 2012

Hardy delivers the danger, the guy's an absolute beast. I'd take my chances in a brawl with Bane rather than the brutish Bondurant brother…

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By Jordan Hoffman (1,025) for ScreenCrush (954) on 26 Aug 2012

I'll recommend 'Lawless' for its gripping violence and batty performances, but not for much else…

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By Anthony Lane (1,079) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 26 Aug 2012

A thoroughly familiar-but flavorful and rousing-shoot-'em-up set among Prohibition bootleggers…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 25 Aug 2012

[VIDEO ESSAY] Lawless never pretends to be anything more than a revved up period-piece gangster movie…

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By Jesse Cataldo (136) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 25 Aug 2012

Lawless may be full of half-hearted overtures toward depth and emotional complexity, but the film's prestige sheen is mostly a sham; the real…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 23 Aug 2012

Watch this one, Mayor Bloomberg. If you succeed in prohibiting 32-ounce soda in New York, our city could turn into the Franklin County of 1931…

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By Richard Corliss (1,032) for Time (1,811) on 10 Aug 2012

Lawless tries to be flawless; as a movie, it's often listless - lifeless…

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By Niki Boyle (42) for The List (2,018) on 11 Jul 2012

It's left to LaBeouf to carry the main weight of the story, and as such your enjoyment of the film will depend on whether you find his brand…

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By Charlie Lyne (195) for Ultra Culture (187) on 05 Jul 2012

There's no denying it's a one-note film, but what a lovely note it is…

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By Jonathan Crocker (102) for Digital Spy (1,161) on 22 May 2012

You can't shake the feeling that Hillcoat just should have gone for broke with his florid, bloody drama…

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By Kimberly Gadette (432) for Doddle (184) on 22 May 2012

Blue Ridge Mountain veracity aside, the story's got to have more kick than some two-bit swill that even Ma Barker's Ma wouldn't swallow…

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By Fiona Williams (67) for sbs.com.au (697) on 21 May 2012

There's 'too much rust in the pipes', but it's still a satisfying cocktail of gore and sentimentality. Just don't expect the top shelf hooch…

Review of Lawless (2012)

By Simon Gallagher (50) for Film School Rejects (1,198) on 19 May 2012

An artfully crafted film with subtle elegance, a moonshine drenched aesthetic and a set of performances that lift it well beyond many other…

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