reviews
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Peter Travers Rolling Stone
It's the bruised history of these brothers that gives Out of the Furnace its beating heart and the power to grip you hard. show more
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Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle
It shambles and ambles, seemingly without focus or pattern, from one thing to the next. Yet at the same time, it's predictable, not from moment to moment, but in its outlines. show more
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Claudia Puig USA Today
Bale's is a pitch-perfect, understated performance in this involving neo-noir thriller. show more
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Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal
Devolves from an electrifying character study into a disappointing tale of trackdown and revenge. show more
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Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer
Cooper, who steered Jeff Bridges through his Oscar-winning turn in Crazy Heart, gets fiercely committed performances from just about everyone in Out of the Furnace. show more
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Joe Neumaier New York Daily News
Like “The Deer Hunter” — from which it swipes its Keystone State milieu, its haunted veterans, and its self-endangerment metaphor — Out of the Furnace gets under your skin. show more
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Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter
In the meaty bad guy role, Harrelson entertainingly goes all the way, putting him way out there on the ledge with any of your favorite loonies, psychos and unhinged nutjobs. show more
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Jordan Hoffman Film.com
Out of the Furnace is no disaster, but it doesn’t achieve what it hopes to achieve, and it has no one to blame but itself. show more
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Mark Jenkins NPR
Cooper does slow the action and set it in the least glamorous of circumstances, which drains the pleasure from the thriller conventions. But just because Out of the Furnace isn't much fun doesn't make it profound. show more
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Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times
Bale has given a number of memorable performances, but this just might be his best work to date. show more
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Whatever happened to original ideas? I mean this one had ALL the clichés: angry war vet, underground fight, dishonest promoter, lost girlfriend...I mean, they had it right down to the mill at the end....not original in the leas
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a very good story line....and its believable. Another gritty performance by Harrelson.
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This was a dark movie. Telling probably the truth about drugs and vengence. I really can\'t decide if this was one of the best movies I\'ve seen or not.
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A waste of money and time on this movie! Wish I could get my money back.
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not impressed. maybe should have gone to see FROZEN.. Popcorn was good!
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Poorly done would not recommend to anyone. Only persons that would say they liked it are die hard Bale or Harrelson fans.
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Slow & boring. Overated.
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Need my money back
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Good solid movie. I doubt women will like it. Bale was great. Harrelson was good too. Well acted and directed. Very realistic with no Hollywood nonsense. If you are a simpleton you may not like it.
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This movie was very well done. It is dark but I would certainly recommend it.
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