Vulture
Rees's magic touch as a filmmaker ... is powered by her ability to break her characters open one by one and reveal their souls.
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Mudbound
Based on Hillary Gordon's novel, Dee Rees (Pariah) directs this tale of post-WWII racial discord featuring Carey Mulligan (Drive) and Garret Hedlund (TRON: Legacy).
In the post–World War II South, two families are pitted against a barbaric social hierarchy and an unrelenting landscape as they simultaneously fight the battle at home and the battle abroad.
2017134 minsUSA
Drama
- Director:
- Dee Rees ('Bessie', 'Pariah')
- Writer:
- Virgil WilliamsDee Rees
- Cast:
- Carey MulliganJason ClarkeJason MitchellGarrett HedlundMary J. BligeRob MorganJonathan BanksKerry Cahill
Mudbound / Reviews
Variety
A hymn to what we all share - the human struggle, the mutual desire to succeed and create a better world for our children - and it is a damning indictment of those who stand in the way of such progress.
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It's the kind of big, meaty storytelling that can feel awfully invigorating amidst a sea of wispier indie fare.
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The Guardian
Mixing poetic voiceover and gorgeous cinematography, time and again the frame fills with extraordinary observations and grace notes.
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Hollywood Reporter
This densely textured, populous narrative ... is given novelistic room to breathe and a slow-burn intensity that builds to a shattering conclusion.
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Collider
It's a film brimming with rich characters, incredible performances, nuanced direction, and a pitch-perfect script.
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