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Title: Going... going... nowhere
Review: "Winter's Bone" is about as dry as one. It's a plodding, poorly-paced movie that did nothing for me.It earns a star for the performances, which seemed natural throughout, but the actors are portraying undefined characters. Few of them have known, clear motives and practically none have any back story, and it turns out to be the movie's main weakness. That mystery of the character's intentions, rather than intriguing me, made scenes confusing and disjointed. You learn very little about the other players, and by the end (well, probably 25 minutes from the end), I had stopped caring entirely.It's not a thrilling thriller or a dramatic drama. There are moments in the movie that work, and I did end up feeling for Ree and her struggling family, but when it was over, this movie was wholly forgettable.
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