Summary - Good 3.0

MUD is worth the date with your wife but like all the movies made with the intent to be a gripping attempt at winning someone an academy award, MUD falls short. While not certainly not boiler plate, the script falls short. Perhaps I will be forever disappointed with movies of mystery cast along a low gradient river after seeing LONESTAR, but again there was little new in the story line from beginning to end. Maybe a life of constant and instant surprises finally has hit the “E” on the tank of Hollywood’s creativity, save for the concept of a vessel of freedom suspended in the dense understory of adult life.

Acting - Good 3.0

When you read the cast list you know it won’t be a dud, but in the era Jennifer Lawrence and Phillip Seymour Hoffman maybe the leading actor should consider a role where he is thought to have showered and the leading actress may need to be something other than how the blond cheerleader turns out after high school.

Film - OK 2.5

The film is not a dud, but for crying out loud etiher this cast could have done better or the script should have been given to Jack Black for another go at Hollywood’s highest honor.

Edge - Risqué 1.8

For once, it would have been nice to masculinify a good guy, maybe the crazy scuba-diving uncle.

Given the other disappointments with the movie, they may as well should have added a dogstyle scene with the river rats after a course of macoroni and cheese. Mud's redirection of his disappointments towards two youthful albeit hillbilly lads was a touch irritating.

Reality - Natural 1.0

somewhere between natural and glib

2 Comments

• Wick Aug 24, 2013 6:38PM

  Regarding BrianSez’s Review
  “Get your gritty drifter and curious boy on, and have a good time.” Funny, and good advice too!

• Wick May 9, 2013 8:47PM

  Regarding Tripod’s Review
  “Given the other disappointments with the movie, they may as well should have added a dogstyle scene with the river rats after a course of macaroni and cheese.” LOL

More reviews on Mud More reviews by Tripod

• Feed
• Movies
• ViewLists
• NewOnDemand