*Some spoilers*
Why all the low ratings? Was I one of the very few who thought this movie great? To start off, I DID get hacked off when Thomas Jane died so quickly! But, it was the emphasis for the show. A really good movie about the bond between a semi- mentally-challenged older brother, and his normal, very gifted younger brother. I DID, also, think that, even tho the older brother (Marquette) was "slow", he jumped right into the work with D'Onofrio a little too easily ... especially with his dead dad having been a cop/sheriff. Meanwhile, Yelchin's character has focused solely on learning the violin, and the story really gets going when, after 8 years, Yelchin's "Jakey" comes back home for a visit and finds out that big bubba "Budds" has become a prolific hit-man for D'Onofrio's gang of n'er-do-wells. Jakey borrows Budds car to go see an old friend, and on the way back, D'Onofrio has put a hit on li'l Jakey (which fails), and so Jake decides to become part of the gang, to try and tear it down from the inside, and, also, save his big bubba. Needless to say, there are several twists and almost "gotcha's", before the ending, which, I thought, brought everything pretty much together for the right conclusion. Don't expect "blockbuster", just good, old-fashioned entertainment ... and you won't be disappointed!
Why all the low ratings? Was I one of the very few who thought this movie great? To start off, I DID get hacked off when Thomas Jane died so quickly! But, it was the emphasis for the show. A really good movie about the bond between a semi- mentally-challenged older brother, and his normal, very gifted younger brother. I DID, also, think that, even tho the older brother (Marquette) was "slow", he jumped right into the work with D'Onofrio a little too easily ... especially with his dead dad having been a cop/sheriff. Meanwhile, Yelchin's character has focused solely on learning the violin, and the story really gets going when, after 8 years, Yelchin's "Jakey" comes back home for a visit and finds out that big bubba "Budds" has become a prolific hit-man for D'Onofrio's gang of n'er-do-wells. Jakey borrows Budds car to go see an old friend, and on the way back, D'Onofrio has put a hit on li'l Jakey (which fails), and so Jake decides to become part of the gang, to try and tear it down from the inside, and, also, save his big bubba. Needless to say, there are several twists and almost "gotcha's", before the ending, which, I thought, brought everything pretty much together for the right conclusion. Don't expect "blockbuster", just good, old-fashioned entertainment ... and you won't be disappointed!