Review of The Place Beyond the Pines (2013) by Josh B — 08 Feb 2014

A powerhouse film that delivers its shocking themes with a spoon.

This review of The Place Beyond the Pines (2013) was written by Josh B on 08 Feb 2014.

The Place Beyond the Pines has generally received positive reviews.

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By Craig S (631) on 22 Sep 2017

Absolutey abysmal from the opening scene. Hard to think of many worse movies with this high a RT rating. Did you pay people to rate this higher…

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By Savannacameron M (6) on 26 Jun 2018

Getting into this movie, I thought it was going to be a lot more like Ryan Gosling's earlier crime thriller Drive (2011)…

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By Mark Jay K (158) on 26 Mar 2018

Standing on both superb acting and competent directing, The Place Beyond the Pines should be a triumph but, at the end of the day, proves to…

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By Sami L (67) on 15 Jan 2018

Great acting, but a really shit, downer of a movie that I couldn't see the point of. All sins committed follow you through the generations…

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By Byron B (1,084) on 04 Nov 2018

With effective intense performance…

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By Matt B (1,998) on 20 Jan 2019

This was as good as any movie I saw in 2013. It took chances that most films donâ(TM)t…

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By Movie M (300) on 27 Jul 2017

Fantastic film. Many long, captivating shots. Ryan Gosling is great in it. So is Dane Dehaan, a younger actor with much promise…

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By Mrsmovielover (4) on 30 Sep 2017

Beautiful storyline. Bound to touch one's heart. Ryan Gosling was phenomenal in this movie, Bradley Cooper not too far behind…

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By Grantd243 (197) on 02 Oct 2018

I like almost everything about The Place Beyond the Pines: the three intertwining stories, the multiple perspectives, the writing, the characters,…

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By Joshua L (2,111) on 15 Feb 2018

This movie touches upon aspects of love, violence, greed, anger, and the overwhelming force that drives a father to do whatever he needs for…

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