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Title: Ozarks in muted tones
Review: Definitely a solid outing though of unremittingly dour tones. The story has been effectively outlined by many reviewers and needs no further exposition. I like the reference to dustbowl photography as, while watching, it felt like Walker Evans had stepped into hillbilly hicksville to unwind a contemporary plight. The homemade feel of this movie is crucial to its narrative. The actors (though I confess my Aussie ears have difficulties with some of the articulation and regional patois) seem so natural, as if they'd been lifted from the location with uncanny ability to deliver the script. It's a tough survival story and the lead girl shines throughout weathering the violence of kith and kin in this closed community; every bit as gripping and tense as the ghettos of The Wire.
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