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Lawless

Lawless

2012
Drama, Crime
1h 56m
A crime-drama centered on a family of Depression-era bootleggers in the American South. (imdb)

Directed by:

John Hillcoat

Screenwriter:

Nick Cave, Matt Bondurant

Starring:

Gary Oldman, Shia LaBeouf, Guy Pearce, Tom Hardy, Noah Taylor, Jason Clarke, Lew Temple, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Bill Camp, Dane DeHaan, Mark Ashworth

Genres:

Drama, Crime

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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Lawless

2012
Drama, Crime
1h 56m
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sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 30 Aug 2012
85
87th
If Tom Hardy were any cooler his sweat would come out as sleet. If Jessica Chastain were any hotter her sweat would come out as steam. Shia's is just salty-water like all us normal people.
Rated 30 Aug 2012
bakcheiabakcheia
Rated 02 Sep 2012
63
49th
Predictable, messy, and disappointing. They had one of the best fucking casts I've seen in a while, and they barely used them, instead making the story mostly about amateurish Shia Labeouf. Tom Hardy turned out the best performance, but he was given more material than the rest of the great actors. Chastain, Wasikowska, Oldman, and Pierce are all painfully underused. It is beautiful and has a lot of potential, but it is aimless and incoherent overall. Great idea, great cast, horrible execution.
Rated 02 Sep 2012
ytadelYtadel
Rated 31 Aug 2012
4
44th
It has its qualities in performances, atmosphere, and a smattering of badass moments, but I'm definitely disappointed compared to the meat-and-potatoes Western-tinged thriller the trailers seemed to suggest. The story is aimless, structureless, and meandering, with many scenes that don't seem to inform the scenes that come after in any way. Gary Oldman is insanely underused and poor Jessica Chastain barely gets a character to play.
Rated 31 Aug 2012
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 24 Nov 2012
80
68th
WHAT'S WITH THOSE CRAZY HAIR CUTS? From the forehead down it's a historical crime drama, but from the forehead up it's the fucking Fifth Element.
Rated 24 Nov 2012
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 04 Sep 2012
65
35th
Its a shame when something that has so much promise falters as Lawless does. Legit premise, great cast (in spite of the criminal under-utilization of Oldman), and some very cool gritty violence all seems in vain when the script is so messy. Still, a cast full of caricatures in in 1930's Hickville USA is pretty fun.
Rated 04 Sep 2012
paxtonPaxton
Rated 03 Jan 2015
50
21st
You can beat me nearly to death, you can slit my brother's throat and leave him for dead, you can rape his girlfriend, you can tar and feather my cousin, you can blow up my lively hood, you can murder my best friend, you can shoot me in the ribs, and you can shoot my brother, but you CANNOT shoot him again. I aim to kill you.
Rated 03 Jan 2015
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 04 Dec 2012
60
38th
It's decent enough I guess, but at the same time it never got an emotional reaction out of me. Pearce is completely ridiculous but maybe the only memorable thing about the whole affair. I would have preferred an entire movie worth of Gary Oldman shooting shit with a tommygun, instead of the 2 minutes we got.
Rated 04 Dec 2012
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 02 Dec 2012
8
82nd
Any movie that features a man getting beaten to death with a shovel can't be that bad. Thought the whole cast did great and appreciated Jessica Chastain's nude scene thoroughly. Had some pointless love subplots but ultimately suffers from an anti-climatic ending which leaves you feeling nothing for the film. Needed more Gary Oldman as well
Rated 02 Dec 2012
bunkenBunken
Rated 22 Nov 2012
50
37th
Hopeless subplots ruined a movie with quite the potential... More bootlegging and less love please!
Rated 22 Nov 2012
walkenrollWalkenRoll
Rated 12 Sep 2012
75
60th
Wait, where was Gary Oldman?! Entertaining little action film, with extreme violence. I just felt that if they'd taken the story a bit more seriously, rather than taking what was a true story and making it into a light revenge thriller. These guys probably had way more exciting anecdotes that could've been turned into much better films.
Rated 12 Sep 2012
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 05 Sep 2012
85
86th
Was into this, Jessica Chastain gets naked and I blacked out, I guess the rest of the movie was pretty good. Not even Shia Lapoof could ruin this after that, my lord.
Rated 05 Sep 2012
xacviantxacviant
Rated 01 Sep 2012
66
19th
LAWLESS might fairly be compared to HEAVEN'S GATE; both painstakingly recreate a time, place, and millieu (in this case, 30s Virginian bootlegging culture), both boast superb casts and show much technical skill...and both fail to tell a coherent story. LAWLESS is the better film not least because it is quite enjoyable at times; the acting is good, the cinematography is lovely, and individual scenes work well...but Nick Cave's script lacks a narrative core to hold it all together. What a shame.
Rated 01 Sep 2012
therealj_roTheRealJ-Ro
Rated 01 Sep 2012
70
42nd
There's good and bad to be found here. The bad is the under-utilization of both Oldman's and Chastain's characters; an ending that may be true but still feels contrived and scripted; the LaBeouf/Wasikowska love angle; an antagonist (Pearce) that, while played well, is a total fucking douchebag for no apparent reason. Luckily, what's good tends to be great. Awesome music, atmosphere, and a great show from Tom Hardy. I enjoyed the subtle comedic elements. The climactic firefight is solid. See it!
Rated 01 Sep 2012
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 18 May 2014
68
65th
This family is not good at revenge. Better than the individual pieces would suggest, Hillcoat makes entertaining movies.
Rated 18 May 2014
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 02 Dec 2012
83
41st
I really enjoyed this. It isn't amazing, but it is solid entertainment with some great performances from just about everybody. Guy Pearce is great and I wish he was in more lead roles. This is easily worth a watch if you haven't seen it.
Rated 02 Dec 2012
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 26 Sep 2012
7
58th
Jack's story of being up to the task rather than living in his brothers' shadow, which takes Hillcoat and his writer Cave some time to establish, could've benefited from a stronger focus. It does a fine job however in capturing 1930's bootlegging era and the characters did eventually grow on me. Fist -and gunfights are minimalistic yet effective and unflinching.
Rated 26 Sep 2012
judge_holdenJudge Holden
Rated 01 Sep 2012
3
32nd
I know what this contrived, shapeless, and inauthentic Nick Cave script needs: Shia LaBeouf! Yeah, and we can make him do a completely lifeless voice over narration to make his presence all the more apparent. That'll make things a little more tolerable.
Rated 01 Sep 2012
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 08 Nov 2017
82
81st
An excellent assemblage of actors who pull off a fine historical bootlegging story. Never really had any respect for LaBeouf before this, but even he does a good job. But the shining star is right there on the cover, Hardy makes an excellent stoic bootlegger. I might be in the minority on this one, but I love big clumps of dirt and grime on my crime movies, no polished sheen or style.
Rated 08 Nov 2017
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 21 Mar 2015
50
47th
It's a predictable movie that is at least entertaining for most of the time because of good acting, solid directing, and a setting that we don't get to see a whole lot nowadays.
Rated 21 Mar 2015
fra_paolofra paolo
Rated 09 Nov 2014
29
20th
Take some stock characters and dd a plot about males defending their territory. Set it in the past so it looks different. Serve. This paint-by-numbers film needed something to give it a bit of spark.
Rated 09 Nov 2014
groovysoulsGroovy_Souls
Rated 16 Sep 2014
75
64th
While this is a good movie in almost every respect, it never really goes beyond that. With some standout performances by Hardy and Pearce as well as the fantastic direction and cinematography, the movie is only brought down by the averageness of the other performances and shallow and predictable story. Theres very little wrong, but everything here has been done a little better.
Rated 16 Sep 2014
shotton25shotton25
Rated 10 Jul 2014
60
33rd
It sounded like Guy Pearce was doing a toned down Christopher Walken impression the whole time.
Rated 10 Jul 2014
martrynmartryn
Rated 11 Oct 2013
74
62nd
Tom Hardy carries this film. I would like to see more Jason Clarke in films. He seems talented.
Rated 11 Oct 2013
damildamil
Rated 06 Apr 2013
45
17th
Very, very disappointing. I found it dreadful & tedious. Pearce was definitely the best. Hardy was dull. LaBeouf & his character weren't interesting enough to carry the film. Chastain & Wasikowska were good, but underused. Having Oldman in the film & then have his character be completely unnecessary is a crime. There wasn't much plot to speak of, & what there was, was very predictable. The pacing was off and the editing wasn't great either. Mostly, I was just bored & couldn't wait for it to end.
Rated 06 Apr 2013
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 10 Feb 2013
40
2nd
The worst kind of gangster cinema. Writing without any spark, performances without any gravitas and hyperviolence without any sense of purpose. In a year with films like Killing Them Softly and Django Unchained, there's no way Lawless could ever stand up. Jessica Chastain does her best, but the material gives her nothing. Everybody else is bad.
Rated 10 Feb 2013
roofsrunnerroofs_runner
Rated 31 Jan 2013
82
65th
Wild, bloody, sometimes far fetched bootlegging story. It does great job, however, in creating mood by amazing imagery, and of course, badass Tom Hardy.
Rated 31 Jan 2013
funkyastroFunkyAstro
Rated 24 Jan 2013
50
49th
Dull as dishwater, predictable Hollywood. It's getting bad when I can accurately predict the outcome of a movie 10 minutes into it. Maybe that's why the whole "rags to riches gangster" genre has become so tedious. I don't care what era or drug it's about, if you're not going to make it somewhat unique or fresh then don't bother.
Rated 24 Jan 2013
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 16 Jan 2013
58
48th
Overall enjoyable, but significantly flawed. Major plus points are the surprisingly good LaBeouf & the strength of Hardy, Chastain & Oldman as performers. Unfortunately Oldman is on screen for about 1 minute, & like all the characters bar LaBeouf's, Chastain & Hardy aren't given enough meaningful material to make their presences matter. The promising first half unwinds into self adoring machoism by the second with a plot that meanders aimlessly. Nice ideas, with a slightly shabby execution.
Rated 16 Jan 2013
scorpusScorpus
Rated 05 Jan 2013
81
72nd
Solid enough to be a decent watch filled with great performances from a strong cast, but seriously lacking in appearances by Gary Oldman
Rated 05 Jan 2013
mattorama12mattorama12
Rated 02 Jan 2013
69
58th
Solid movie. Fun story, well acted, competent (if safe) direction. They should have used more Gary Oldman though.
Rated 02 Jan 2013
naurunauru
Rated 06 Dec 2012
40
33rd
Great potential but this simply isn't anywhere near the level of Boardwalk Empire. Laboeuf manages to not completely ruin the film, which is a surprise, but unfortunately the writing spends way too much time on boring love sub-plots and not enough time showing how these brothers build a bootlegging business while maintaining the loyalty of the county. Gary Oldman should have had a much bigger role, and Laboeuf and Pearce much smaller. The production design is solid, but the soundtrack is wrong.
Rated 06 Dec 2012
veseyVesey
Rated 03 Dec 2012
80
65th
A solidly good film. With a classic (aka predictable) story they focused very much on the nuance. Which did work but I think they got a little carried away and forgot to look at the big picture. It gave us some great shots and characters that ultimately didn't contribute to the story and feel underused.
Rated 03 Dec 2012
adoubleadouble
Rated 28 Nov 2012
70
44th
Definetely a disappointment, although it's still a decent movie with some standout performances. Some of this fantastic cast are severely wasted in this film (Oldman particuarly), but Hardy is notably awesome once again. The movie itself just kind of meanders around, introducing characters that don't really matter, occasionaly getting really violent for no real reason, and giving us a bad guy seemingly just for the sake of it. 10 bonus points for nude Jessica Chastain.
Rated 28 Nov 2012
kavuKavu
Rated 15 Nov 2012
77
60th
Mediocre story, beautiful cinematography and a superb cast.
Rated 15 Nov 2012
kusanagiKusanagi
Rated 15 Nov 2012
75
48th
A mess that occasionally rewards its viewers for their patience with a nude Chastain, smarmy Pearce, and ridiculously badass Hardy.
Rated 15 Nov 2012
kasperlKasperL
Rated 07 Nov 2012
60
50th
I was buying into the myth of the Bondurant brothers but Guy Pearce's lame character, Charlie Rakes, damn near ruined the movie for me. His screen time ought to have been given to Gary Oldman.
Rated 07 Nov 2012
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 14 Oct 2012
52
38th
A gritty but unfocused and flawed film about these three "invincible" brothers, that tries too hard to please with a superficial background, a bunch of well-known faces and lots of gunfires and bloody deaths. Hillcoat takes it too seriously, makes it loudly violent, as well as dully forgettable.
Rated 14 Oct 2012
mcausticmcaustic
Rated 28 Sep 2012
47
35th
inexpert
Rated 28 Sep 2012
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 22 Sep 2012
47
26th
Well shot. Well acted. Well boring.
Rated 22 Sep 2012
cinematicespCinematicESP
Rated 14 Sep 2012
83
62nd
Tom Hardy out-acts everyone with a few grunts and moans. If only Oldman had more than a cameo.
Rated 14 Sep 2012
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 09 Sep 2012
100
90th
Amazing cast, lovely script. Just raw and cool all the way through. Loved every minute of it. The world needs more gangster westerns.
Rated 09 Sep 2012
indifferentiindifferenti
Rated 06 Sep 2012
9
81st
A really fantastic crime drama -- even though the ending, as some have already said, IS a bit anti-climactic. Absolutely loved Guy Pearce's sleazy policeman character, and even thought Shia LaBeouf played the "wet-behind-the-ears, foolhardy younger brother" role well. A must watch for fans of the genre and time period (they did a great job making it "feel" like Prohibition era America, I loved it especially for that).
Rated 06 Sep 2012
batuibatui
Rated 05 Sep 2012
65
48th
It has a devastating lack of focus, with many unnecessary or underexplored subplots like the romances with the female leads, the Chicago gangster they're selling to, and the corruption of local law enforcement. The last half hour is really entertaining, when they finally picks a storyline to maintain for consecutive scenes, and everything besides the script and (I'm guessing) the editing is amazing, so this is worth seeing.
Rated 05 Sep 2012
quintonjaminQuintonjamin
Rated 13 Jun 2021
70
66th
I absolutely loved the vibe and it was made extremely well. It should have had more Tommy guns and more Gary Oldman. I enjoyed all of it, but I just wish they had done more with the potential this film had.
Rated 13 Jun 2021
nobambanobamba
Rated 21 Dec 2020
75
83rd
Pure popcorn but I love it: the setting, the characters, the actors, the music, the plot. Guy Pearce was a bit nutty but definitely scary. Surprised they didn't kill him off sooner. Mia Wasikowska didn't really do much (in fact, I don't think she spoke until halfway through) nor did Jessica Chastain, come to think of it. I thought Gary Oldman's character would come back but he didn't. Fav scene: Tom Hardy's throat slit, looking up at the moon, vocal soundtrack playing, fading to black...
Rated 21 Dec 2020
philamentalphilamental
Rated 24 Sep 2020
62
41st
Some excellent performances with Pearce especially entertaining and memorable as the main cruel antagonist. Lawless is a good looking movie but lacks any real substance in the writing to be more.
Rated 24 Sep 2020
walkearthwalkearth
Rated 13 Oct 2018
55
47th
Tom Hardy plays a total badass, as usual, complemented by solid performances from Jason Clarke, Shia and the rest of the amazing supporting cast in what is a great - albeit gruesome and bloody - portrayal of strong family relations, sibling loyalty and patriarchal duties. Still, the mentioned gruesome elements of the film felt off-key compared to the created atmosphere. And so did Guy Pearce - however good his performance - whose character was a little bit too comic-book-alike to fit in.
Rated 13 Oct 2018
the_beastThe Beast
Rated 01 Sep 2018
5
40th
Rushed, with not a lot happening plot-wise. The best bits are jumped over and it's curious which scenes they chose to exhaust and which they montage over. No real punch, as important plot points and character building elements are skipped over leaving no attachment. Gary Oldman is a diamond in the rough.
Rated 01 Sep 2018
nuotionuotio
Rated 17 Mar 2016
58
60th
It's refreshing to see this era and location done right in a big budget R-rated film, but after The Proposition I was expecting a lot more from the team of Hillcoat, Cave & co.. Instead, this is closer to a Roger Corman/AIP action film from the 70's. It's got a stellar cast, but I felt that Hardy, Chastain and Oldman were all a bit underused and LaBeouf was barely adequate. The film became a bit generic after mid-point montage when it started to wrap things up and rush towards an ending.
Rated 17 Mar 2016
sharpcoolsharpcool
Rated 26 Jan 2016
71
53rd
As others have said, the mistake is focusing the narrative on Shia LaBeouf's character instead of Hardy's. Should have been better.
Rated 26 Jan 2016
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 16 Sep 2015
2
15th
Totally watchable, but forgettable enough that I only just now remembered to rate it after seeing it like three months ago. Shoulda been special with that assemblage of talent.
Rated 16 Sep 2015
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 09 Sep 2015
3
73rd
Seemed slightly 'mechanical' direction and plot-wise with the predictable-but-nonsensical romances etc. All moved at a good pace though and beefy done good.
Rated 09 Sep 2015
timon88Timon88
Rated 18 Jul 2015
53
48th
It's got style, which these days sets it apart from the herd. Guy Pearce has yet to do any work remotely as good as his turn in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
Rated 18 Jul 2015
michaelsmichaels
Rated 27 Jun 2015
55
30th
Doesn't fulfill its potential. Without a doubt well made, but runs too slow and feels unengaging, despite some full on violent scenes. Hardy's the toughest guy rocking a cardigan ever, Pearce excels as a crazy son of a bitch, Chastain needs to quit the film industry, bland beyond belief.
Rated 27 Jun 2015
daphnlDaph_NL
Rated 24 Nov 2014
48
33rd
A decent executed movie of a not so good story. I didn't get why the character of Pearce was so horrible for no apparent reason and I didn't understand the split-character of LaBoeuf (why he was so afraid of standing up for himself but still managed to quite comfortably do illegal things). Maybe it's just me. In the end: 48/100.
Rated 24 Nov 2014
sliderccslidercc
Rated 15 Nov 2014
45
42nd
Meh
Rated 15 Nov 2014
oretyo_rety
Rated 10 Nov 2014
60
29th
It starts with a pace of a tv series pilot then at one point just zips ahead straight to grande finale. If you call that effective narration, then go ahead and have fun. It's style over substance to the point where the characters look like carton cutouts no matter the efforts of the talented cast.
Rated 10 Nov 2014
katieevanskatieevans
Rated 01 Sep 2014
69
45th
only reason i'm ranking it so high is because shia and tom and jessica are BANGIN. and also because there were parts that made me squirm, which i can respect (and is probably because of nick cave, HI NICK CAVE).
Rated 01 Sep 2014
chemical404chemical404
Rated 30 Aug 2014
67
75th
A few great scenes holds this unevenly paced depression era crime epic together. It feels much longer than it actually is. At the times story looses direction. The casting is great, even LaBeouf is bearable in his role. Without these characters you can't but care for, it wouldn't have worked for me. Pearce is a great villain. I wish Oldman's role was bigger. Grit, violence and southern feel reminded me of Cormack McCarthy.
Rated 30 Aug 2014
bearacudaBearacuda
Rated 16 Jul 2014
3
0th
And they could've gotten away with it too if it weren't for those meddling kids and that stupid dog.
Rated 16 Jul 2014
the_pirateThe Pirate
Rated 04 Jul 2014
76
44th
If you told me that Jeff Bridges' voice from True Grit was dubbed over Tom Hardy's voice, I'd believe it. I was very unimpressed by his performance, and how his character was used in general. And did they just decide to cut out a bunch of scenes with Gary Oldman, or was he deliberately underused? I was, however, impressed by Shia LaBeouf's performance, and the atmosphere of this "lawless" world. Guy Pierce, as always, steals the show.
Rated 04 Jul 2014
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 19 Feb 2014
80
83rd
A gritty great story of country bootleggers coping with corruption. Entrenched in their small community, they alone stand against the political powers attempting to encroach on their business. A pompous thug from Chicago threatens the balance & things begin to unravel with violent consequences. Interesting side stories & scenery. Mia Wasikowska & Jessica Chastain were gorgeous. Tom Hardy was excellent. Interesting & entertaining to the end.
Rated 19 Feb 2014
lookjabbaLookJabba...
Rated 12 Jan 2014
5
30th
Lawless had a lot of potential judging by the stellar cast on paper and it could of been a decent film. But a directionless plot and a lack of character development make this a disappointingly bland experience. Hardy & Pearce are the standouts and LeBeouf is surprisingly half decent. But Chastain and Clarke give lacklustre performances and Oldman is underused. The cinematography, sets and styling are impressive and there are some tense and violent scenes. But otherwise it's pretty underwhelming.
Rated 12 Jan 2014
rttntomatoesrttntomatoes
Rated 03 Jan 2014
67
39th
Grim, bloody, and utterly flawed, Lawless doesn't quite achieve the epic status it strains for, but it's too beautifully filmed and powerfully acted to dismiss.
Rated 03 Jan 2014
eminsreminsr
Rated 06 Nov 2013
73
73rd
Tom Hardy'nin oyunculuk dersi verdiği farklı bir yapım.
Rated 06 Nov 2013
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 14 Sep 2013
60
62nd
Pretty good.
Rated 14 Sep 2013
age_jellemaAge Jellema
Rated 22 Aug 2013
78
69th
Loved it. Just a great bootlegging movie. It sets the mood just right, the story may be a bit predictable but what can you expect from a film with such a topic. Hardy is cool, Pearcy is great being bad and why is Oldman underused? I want more badass charaxcters for Oldman after all these batman year's, come on! Remember him in the The Professional? I won't to see more of thet. Great movie.
Rated 22 Aug 2013
rthornhillrthornhill
Rated 28 Jul 2013
83
33rd
would have liked to have seen more screen time for oldman and i am not quite sold on hardy, however, the story kept me interested and the soundtrack was quite good......
Rated 28 Jul 2013
nick-hamdenNick Hamden
Rated 03 Jun 2013
80
77th
Shia LaBeouf did not ruin this movie, nope. He wasn't the shittiest part. It is actually a good story, and one I would watch again.
Rated 03 Jun 2013
staryarabbistaryarabbi
Rated 30 May 2013
50
26th
same themes like beating the father and being a man, having the fallus and the myths about western heroes, the musical sequence in the middle is caricaturizing and after that film is ruined.
Rated 30 May 2013
abidwella_bidwell
Rated 13 May 2013
91
81st
/out of 20... Casting/Acting: 20 Writing/Story/Plot: 18 Directing: 18 Cinematography/Sound: 18 Originality/Bonus: 17 I enjoyed it but honestly, a lot of potential was wasted.
Rated 13 May 2013
grimsoothgrimsooth
Rated 05 Apr 2013
48
40th
This movie would have been a lot better if the main characters weren't such a drag. While fairly interesting in and of themselves after the halfway point of the movie they start taking actions clearly to create plot for the rest of the movie, so it obviously goes down hill at that point. Brothers will tear a man's organs out and chop him into bits, but won't shoot another who's coming to burn down his property and shot him on sight? A declared enemy? Please!
Rated 05 Apr 2013
gillsoloGillSolo
Rated 24 Mar 2013
75
55th
While I certainly enjoyed it, I really was expecting a lot more. John Hillcoat has made some of the best movies I have ever seen (the Proposition) but this isn't one of them. Having said that, I did enjoy the performance and the story.
Rated 24 Mar 2013
whatismynamewhatismyname
Rated 24 Feb 2013
65
63rd
Tom Hardy, as usual was great, so was Guy Pearce. Shia's character tries his hardest to mess up every damn thing in the film. The ending was weak, but the rest was quite enjoyable.
Rated 24 Feb 2013
ozonepaulozonepaul
Rated 21 Feb 2013
72
19th
Good acting, good camera work, good bla bla bla............ but pretty much absolutely pointless.
Rated 21 Feb 2013
grouchyGrouchy
Rated 18 Feb 2013
70
30th
Pleasantly surprised by this intense gangster flick. Nothing in the script will surprise, but through a combination of excellent movie craft and solid work from the actors with the characters, it sticks out as honest quality in a year with a lot of over-inflated movies.
Rated 18 Feb 2013
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 10 Feb 2013
87
79th
Excellent crime drama, distinguished by intelligent writing and direction complemented by an array of fine actors in peak form (though LaBeouf tends towards the bland side of adequate). Hardy provides a solid emotional heart of the film as the ageing veteran criminal, but Pearce outshines all of his co-stars in an uncharacteristically venemous study of pure, creepy malevolence. The climactic shoot-out is as exciting a nail-biter as any equivalent scene in recent memory!
Rated 10 Feb 2013
thesaberfoolTheSaberfool
Rated 30 Jan 2013
49
43rd
Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Jessica Chastain, Guy Pearce... Shia LaBeouf. Now, Shia isn't terrible, but he is very average as an actor and he ends up sticking out like a sore thumb in an otherwise stellar cast. The "true story" of 1930's moonshiners is ripe for an awesome adaptation - so, while what is presented here is shot beautifully and unflinchingly in even the most brutal scenarios, I can't help but wonder how they managed to make such interesting material come across as kinda boring...
Rated 30 Jan 2013
mlpgaffneymlpgaffney
Rated 12 Jan 2013
70
29th
OMG, I was so disappointed by this movie. Guy Pearce (whom I like) was creepy looking as hell. Tom Hardy and Jason Clarke are pretty good. Don't be fooled by Gary Oldman's name being in the credits because he's in it for all of 8 minutes.....at best. But the worst part of the film is Shia. Jesus, I have never wanted to smack someone in the face as much as I did his character. What a schmuck......
Rated 12 Jan 2013
deanazhollisdeanazhollis
Rated 05 Jan 2013
85
32nd
So, you know I really liked those "Huh". Those were the best lines of the film. This a quite a likable western, especially those who like that type of genre. The "growing up" of the youngest brother was a nice transition and even a fun one since the oldest brothers didn't come to his rescue until they really had that. That was a great change from the normal story lines and great character development. Quite an entertaining story, tho I would have liked a better ending, it rounded up quite well.
Rated 05 Jan 2013
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 31 Dec 2012
3
36th
far more restrained than the peckinpah-via-guy-ritchie clusterfuck that was 'the proposition', hillcoat goes all peckinpah-via-terrence-malick in 'lawless', incidentally and satisfyingly mirroring the gulf between the myth of forrest and the man every time he fails to infuse cave's pulpy screenplay with the desired lyrical grace. evocative enough of time and place, but it's hard to forgive a film that wastes chastain, wasikowska and oldman on such pedestrian archetypes.
Rated 31 Dec 2012
jack_parsonsjack parsons
Rated 30 Dec 2012
8
60th
Tom Hardy is really on a roll. Dude. Guy Pierce. That part in your hair was intense. Definitely needed more Gary Oldman.
Rated 30 Dec 2012
bownBown
Rated 23 Dec 2012
56
9th
Well, we have some pretty scenery and that awesome guy from Bronson, I guess we don't need a decent plot, or for anything to actually happen, or to write decent female characters. Oh shit, Gary Oldman just showed up and shot someone! Did you get that? Let's put him in the movie!
Rated 23 Dec 2012
overratedoverrated
Rated 22 Dec 2012
42
35th
Shia you bag of ass
Rated 22 Dec 2012
mkellinsmkellins
Rated 20 Dec 2012
50
36th
It was an alright movie. Visually pleasing but maybe a bit dull at times.
Rated 20 Dec 2012
chmulcr0nchmul_cr0n
Rated 18 Dec 2012
52
18th
growly-growl. could've used some depth. or just better writing. did not like the ending (starting with the shootout) or pearce's cartoonish character.
Rated 18 Dec 2012
deaddillydeaddilly
Rated 17 Dec 2012
65
36th
A potentially great film ruined by a particularly weak 2nd half. Messy after a very good start.
Rated 17 Dec 2012
dougcollinsDougCollins
Rated 11 Dec 2012
70
10th
Disappointing and slow moving. Guy Pierce was the only thing good about this.
Rated 11 Dec 2012
ddrudgesd_drudges
Rated 11 Dec 2012
40
44th
A bunch of solid performances from professionals just going through the motions but everything that happens feels ultimately pointless.
Rated 11 Dec 2012
bharathbharath
Rated 07 Dec 2012
60
29th
The movie could have been way better than what it turned out to be. The movie was predictable all throughout. I havent read the book but I guess the focus on one character played by LaBeouf was the cause of the downfall. A movie that could have definitely been significantly better and enthralling.
Rated 07 Dec 2012
nofearnofear
Rated 05 Dec 2012
85
86th
Perfectly cast and brilliant acting. Gripping from start to finish. Catch it when you can.
Rated 05 Dec 2012
dst7175dst7175
Rated 30 Nov 2012
60
47th
Chastain is hot. Hardy and Clarke are badasses. Labeouf is awful
Rated 30 Nov 2012
johnsandwichJohnSandwich
Rated 28 Nov 2012
70
63rd
Very nice-looking but uneven movie. Tom Hardy is great, though, and I liked it overall.
Rated 28 Nov 2012
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 27 Nov 2012
90
87th
A wonderful cast, even though it has Shia LeBeouf, gritty violence and some extremely tense moments make this movie pretty great. First of all can I just now profess my love for Jessica Chastain, my God she is beautiful and talented. Also, Mia Wasikowska is becoming one of my favorites too lately. So it was great to have those two lovely ladies in this movie. Also Tom Hardy and Guy Pearce were awesome in this. A good period peace that puts you firmly on the edge of your seat. I love it!
Rated 27 Nov 2012
td888td888
Rated 25 Nov 2012
40
28th
He, he listen. This has bootlegger music. You know. Bootlegger music. And it's about bootleggers. How cool is that? And Shia LaBeouf plays this really tough guy role. This must be a cool movie right? Right?
Rated 25 Nov 2012
bookhouseboybookhouseboy
Rated 25 Nov 2012
37
43rd
Interesting Prohibition-era and bootlegging-subject, but flat characters, sloppy story and storytelling kill a lot of the potential. On the positive side are the ever reliable Hardy and an underused Oldman, a cinematography and setting that adds to the era-feel and a good soundtrack. More gritty bootlegging and less shitty love and this one could have been so much better. *Preview*: #12#, exp-4*, hype, story, reviews, writer Cave/1, director Hillcoat/1, actors, R2.
Rated 25 Nov 2012
hajikarimihajikarimi
Rated 24 Nov 2012
94
86th
good job! another there will be blood!
Rated 24 Nov 2012
ratedarghratedargh
Rated 24 Nov 2012
50
21st
Not enough Oldman. Too many characters all around spread the development far too thin. Some pretty gritty scenes and tense moments but there are too many wasted moments and LaBeouf's narration is overcooked and unnecessary.
Rated 24 Nov 2012
hsncrspywlhsncrspywl
Rated 24 Nov 2012
54
21st
A dirty but by-the-numbers gangster flick with all the Nick Cave touches you could expect based on his music - set in the South, sadistic rednecks and cops galore, horrific violence paired with innocent romance and sexual undertones. Not bad though. Tom Hardy is great at making a larger than life figure feel realistic enough to keep suspension of disbelief but silly enough to be played for laughs too. Shia LaBeouf is tolerable! I refuse to believe that actually is Guy Pearce.
Rated 24 Nov 2012
chrispalmChrisPalm
Rated 23 Nov 2012
80
84th
Tomy Hardy and Guy Pearce delivers both blood & moonshine
Rated 23 Nov 2012

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