Shotgun Stories
Barlow Jacobs, Cole Hendrixson, Coley Canpany
Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas, these brothers disc...( read more
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DVD Released: July 1, 2008
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January 30, 2009Shotgun Stories is a sadly ignored film. Though it treads similar paths as many revenge films, Shotgun Stories is the quiet one nobody notices. Like all good revenge films it shows the tragic escalation of violence and the terrifying cyclical nature of it. Unlike other revenge fi... ...( read more )
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December 25, 2008A movie that wants to take its own time. No attempt at any sort of memorable cinematic drama. Just a slow story that's exceedingly realistic in its narrative. Not a very rewardin endin, though.
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July 24, 2008"You raised us to hate those boys, and we do. And now it's come to this."
rejected by major film distributors, it was saved by the festival circuit. thank god for small favors. this film is a quiet, sympathetic, and subtle triumph about how we relate with one another. -
June 11, 2008Having been ignored and pushed aside by big studios and distributers, and overshadowed by big money makers, Jeff Nichols Shotgun Stories has gotten limited release. As much as I enjoy finding the hidden gems, it always makes me a little bit sad to see a film so great passed over... ...( read more )
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January 24, 2009Outstanding revenge drama with excellent understated performances, especially Shannon. Like a modern Hatfield and McCoy showing the consequences and futility of revenge. Highly recommended.
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July 4, 2009A quiet character study about the feud that comes to the surface after a father of several children dies in rural Arkansas.
A man has three children, treats them and his spouse like shit for many years, then divorces, moves ACROSS TOWN basically, finds God, remarries and has fou... ...( read more )
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June 6, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
March 24, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Shotgun Stories has a flawless cast, but it's the peculiarity of Michael Shannon that keeps it from becoming too obvious. full review
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