The Place Beyond the Pines
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
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- Cast:
- Ryan Gosling , Eva Mendes , Bradley Cooper , Rose Byrne , Ray Liotta , Dane DeHaan , Emory Cohen
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Sadly Over-hyped
Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful
It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.
This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.
I turned off this movie before it finished. Completely lost interest. I thought it was about Ryan Gossling's character but then it moved to a different character. It was shortly after I lost complete interest. Really seemed like two movies in one, with completely different plots. Don't waste your time on this, not sure why it deserved some good ratings.I gave it 2 stars for acting. It's not often I turn off a movie before it finishes, even some B movies...I watch til the end. Do yourself a favour and don't watch it. Boring and not entertaining at all.
I sat back and watched The Place Beyond the Pines, having known nothing about it, and let it take me on a beautiful journey of love, pain and life. It's one of those rare films that completely stops you in your tracks. Rarely do you come across a film which goes above and beyond; the characters, the visuals, the narrative set way for a truly great piece of cinema. Completely and utterly touched.
Sometimes, you never know what the actions of now will create for the future. The Place Beyond the Pines is an incredible film in that it's story goes in one direction and then swerves into another, only to come back around at the end. Not unlike a motorcycle ride. I was thrown for a loop, in the best kind of way. We follow Ryan Gosling's character, a criminal carny performer desperate to provide for his newborn child by robbing banks. He is stopped in his tracks by Bradley Cooper. Cooper kills him, but the guilt he is left with him nearly gets him in the end. He lives with the grief of leaving a little boy fatherless in comparison to his own son, who will never know that his father is a murderer. What happens then is even more interesting. The two sons, a generation apart, form a bond with drugs and alcohol, and both end up repeating the sins of their fathers. One becomes a thug, especially when he realizes that his best friend's father killed his dad all those years ago.What started out for me as shaky territory (love story between Gosling and Mendes) turns into something of a masterpiece that most film lovers overlooked five years ago. A truly captivating drama, with real, raw performances from everyone involved and an intriguing way to tell a tragic story.
I love this movie for many reason. The acting is quite good by the main characters. It tells an all too familiar story of the cycle of abandonment and trauma and no role models as to healthy ways to climb out. I cry every time I watch not for any one scene, it varies. I know people just like these characters, but not everyone will. It has layers of thoughtful story lines and I am always amazed it did not get more attention.