STAND BY ME FOR THE NEW GENERATION.
I feel that about sums the feature MUD up. Two boys stumble upon a strange man played flawlessly by Matthew McConaughey which leads them into a situation way over there heads. This is at it’s heart a coming of age story but with an edge. The boys learn about life in bold and dramatic ways yet the film was never heavy handed or boring.
That is because the characters are well written and both McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon seized the opportunity to bring them to life. Both actors proved their abilities and range as actors. It even for no other reason you should see Mud for the performances by all the actors including Michael Shannon, who’s theater background continues to serve him on the big screen as the comic relief in this story.
We can only hope they will take more parts like this so strong independent films can continue to be made and get their day in court.
Review written by Curt Wiser, the Writer/Director of Cam-Girl (aka) Web-Cam and the novel Box cutter Killer.
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