BrianSez's Review

Summary - Great 4.0

Mud has the feel of Tom Sawyer-like coming-of-age adventure mashed up with an adult drama and even a bit of a phychological thriller thrown in for good measure. McConaughey and the young Ray McKinnon make a great duo in this crafty tale which will engage you and keep you there until the very end. It is the ending that I fault the most for being a bit unfulfilling, but won’t sour you altogether. That said, Mud is hightly recommended. Immerse yourself in the south for a bit, get your gritty drifter and curious boy on and have a good time.

Acting - Great 4.0

Matthew McConaughey is great as the ever so slightly unstable Mud. Isn’t he like that in real life? Never mind – he deserves big credit for his southern squirmy role.

Despite a prominent role, Reese Witherspoon did not live up to her standard; Or maybe that was simply being outshined by McConaughey and Sheridan

Ray McKinnon and Sam Shepard get big kudos as a flummoxed dad and gritty ex-Marine, and Jacob Lofland could be my 14 year-old buddy any day.

But, despite all the big names and big experience around him, my vote for the acting superstar goes to Tye Sheridan – who literally holds this movie together and out-shines pretty much every one else. Bravo!

Film - Great 4.0

Edge - Risqué 1.9

Reality - Glib 1.8

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

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