In Reply to: Several...... posted by afilado on September 15, 2010 at 14:42:20:
realism.
Those criminals looked and acted like the real McCoys. Kind of like the cast of, "Winter's Bone."
The film also had something few do: a gripping emotional center. I can't understand why this film isn't very, very famous. It's certainly as good work as ever Penn or Walken ever did.
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- "At Close Range" is in a class of its own due to its absolute fidelity to - tinear 17:05:27 09/15/10 (10)
- RE: "At Close Range" is in a class of its own due to its absolute fidelity to - mpathus 23:46:49 09/16/10 (0)
- RE: "At Close Range" is a great film! Hard to believe it's the same Sean Penn we're stuck w/ today.... - PdL 13:19:29 09/16/10 (0)
- Realism? - jamesgarvin 09:03:43 09/16/10 (7)
- Name some films, dammit........ - afilado 15:10:22 09/16/10 (6)
- no, no, no, and here they are... - jamesgarvin 06:17:43 09/17/10 (5)
- If realism can be ............. - afilado 07:08:52 09/17/10 (4)
- Okay, here ya' go.... - jamesgarvin 08:01:43 09/17/10 (3)
- All due respect, James............ - afilado 08:21:48 09/17/10 (2)
- Don't change the subject.... - jamesgarvin 09:14:20 09/17/10 (1)
- If by proof... - afilado 11:09:19 09/17/10 (0)