Review of Winter's Bone (2010) by Film_Fanatic_15 — 22 Nov 2010
If someone could take a simple idea, it would probably explode into a never ending story that would snowball out of control. Well, Director Debra Granik definitely keeps a simple idea simple. With a plot that is simple as "Where's my father?" And strangely, the entire movie is about that.
Might seem boring for someone who is used to major confusing plots, but what drives the film is the pure dramatic aspects which aren't sugar coated in any way. It's as if you were walking around with the 17 year old daughter, which her mother has a drinking problem, and will never talk to her.
And her father is nowhere, in which we find out he has had some trouble with the law, which makes the entire family being put in jeopardy of losing their house if he doesn't return. Not only that, but she also has to take care of her two siblings.
Times are tough for her, and by the end rolls around, you can get a sense that hope and greatness for her is a long time away.
This review of Winter's Bone (2010) was written by Film_Fanatic_15 on 22 Nov 2010.
Winter's Bone has generally received very positive reviews.
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