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Epic, sprawling, violent Southern Gothic with an amazing cast of young up-and-comers that is well-directed and well-acted pretty much across the board.
It reminded me a lot of the Coen brothers’ darker efforts, especially with the warm yet wry narration by Donald Ray Pollack (who wrote the novel it’s based on, and sounds remarkably like Chris Cooper).
Still, despite loads of good qualities and several gripping scenes, it never quite rose above being simply good, solid.