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Reese Witherspoon
Michael Shannon
Matthew McConaughey
Sam Shepard
Sarah Paulson
Ray McKinnon

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A fugitive looking to reunite with the love of his life happens across two teenage boys and the three form a pact to help him evade his pursuers and complete his quest. -- Chris Kavan

05/30/2013 (1 of 1 found this helpful)

Movie Review of Mud

To anyone who knows me personally, it’s no big secret that I am a fan of all things Matthew McConaughey. Even if a large mob of people stood outside a movie theater holding a banner that read “Matthew McConaughey’s new movie is just AWFUL” I’d still go see it—it’s called ‘devotion.’ But when I started hearing buzz that this is one of his finest performances ever, I knew I couldn’t miss it.

THE GOOD: Set on the banks of the Mississippi River in an Arkansas town that looks like the kind of place where your uncle might also be your grandfather, ‘Mud’ is the story of 2 young boys—Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (yes, you read that correctly—played by Jacob Lofland), who spend their days selling fish and exploring islands. It’s during one of these Huckleberry Finn adventures that the b...

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4/4 

04/27/2013 (1 of 1 found this helpful)

Mud

Mud (2013) Two teenage boys (Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland) encounter a fugitive (Matthew McConaughey) who persuades them to help him evade bounty hunters so he can get back his one true love (Reese Witherspoon). This was one of my favorite films of the 2013 Atlanta Film Festival, and Matthew McConaughey has another performance that will get him talked about for an Academy Award where he plays the slick-talking, likable Mud. But it's the performance of the two lead boys, Sheridan and Lofland that make this film so good. Sheridan has that presence on-screen that makes you think of the young performances of River Phoenix and Kevin Bacon as he has star quality and easy way that makes you want to follow his character anywhere he wants to go. Reese Witherspoon is somewhat wasted as the girl w...

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3.5/4 

04/26/2013 (1 of 1 found this helpful)

A Very Entertaining Drama

Mud is a surprisingly good drama about two boys and their friend named Mud. The movies plot consists of the two boy’s trying to get Mud, who is wanted for murder, together with his girl without him getting caught by the family of the man he killed, who are out for blood, and the police.

The movie is pushed forward by the threat of violence and the danger that goes along with it, but it is really a coming of age story. One of the boy’s parents are going through a divorce, and he is depending on Mud to teach him that love can last. That same lad has also gotten himself a girlfriend and hopes that he can succeed where he believe his parents have failed.

Mud was directed by Jeff Nichols, the same guy who directed 2011’s Take Shelter, and while this isn’t as good as that film its st...

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3.5/4