Review of Out of the Furnace (2013) by Davidrosenbloom — 04 Jul 2015

Likely the most talent laden, underscored and under appreciated movie of 2013; in other words you'd have a mighty difficult time naming another one that came even close. Not a hiccup anywhere in the film, and unless you have a problem with the viscerally violent fight scenes, this could become one of your favorite dark horse films of your lifetime.

Its just that good. perhaps the only reason that this didn't make it huge is that it was released at the wrong time of year with virtually no advertising and failed to even have the leading actors front it up on the morning shows.

This carried over to tomatoes, and other sites where it scored perhaps 70% at best, partially due perhaps to its dark and foreboding character, and the fact that Woody plays the worse freaking character moviegoers have possibly ever seen in a dramatic film.

This isn't a date night flick, or a cuddle up on the couch movie, but it is just about as solid a film noir as has ever been made, with first rate acting, an intelligible plot that never strays, and cinematography that elevates the story by reflecting the gritty underbelly of lower middle class geography and mores.