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September 30, 2011
Theatrical Release Date:
09/30/2011
DVD Release Date:
02/14/2012
Run Time:
120min.
Starring:
Director(s):
Distributor(s):
Sony Pictures Classics
MPAA Rating:
R for some language.
Genre(s):
Drama,Thriller
Plot: An Ohio family man experiences a series of disturbing visions that gradually begin to weigh on his marriage and community when he begins obsessively constructing a heavily fortified storm shelter. Curtis LaForche (Michael Shannon) has a good life. Read More
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I give it a two star rating for the acting only, which i thought was pretty good. i\'m not sure what this movie was supposed to do. i usually stick with a movie, even though i think it\'s boring unt... il the end to see what happens. this is one of those i wish i\'d have turned off. i would not recommend this to anyone and personally don\'t understand why it has received high ratings. Full Review
Interesting, but very, very dark. Not sure just what the director/writer was trying to achieve. Very well acted, if you really want to see mental breakdowns well acted. The ending leaves you wonder... ing why you were there.....or were you????? Full Review
One of the best I have seen inb years, albeit that i am a fan of dystopic books and films. this was done with the gentle and graceful trip towhat we knew had to be the conclusion...Am perplexed by t... he number of people at my viewing that were totally confused by the ending. are subtleties so rare in film today>>>????? Full Review
Contrary to the raves of critics, this is not a very good movie. The movie lurches along at a snail\'s pace. There is simply nothing engaging about the plot. By a third of the way through the movie I ... lost interest in why the lead character is even building a shelter at all. The director makes excessive use of lengthy images of the sky, sometimes cloudy, sometimes filled with birds.The ending, an unmerciful two hours from the start is no shocker but rather only one two endings the plot allows. Full Review
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