The Place Beyond the Pines

2013 "One moment can change your life."
7.3| 2h20m| R| en
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A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.

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Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

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Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece
Dotsthavesp I wanted to but couldn't!
AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
scottied-256-552263 I'll split this review into three since this is basically three movies in one. Act 1: this act was the only one that was interesting. It dealt with the inner struggle of a man who was not brought up well and struggled to make good life choices when life demanded him to change. It dealt with the inner conflict of loving someone for their potential and then constantly being dissapointed. This act had action, drama, and great acting! I was on the verge of giving this movie an 8 when Act 2 entered the stage.Act 2: Terrible! The whole act is about making cops look like thugs wrapped in corruption at every level instead of the heroes they actually are. While some cops might be bad apples, this movie is out of control with the typical Hollywood propaganda of portraying cops as loopholing, scheming, law breaking, alcoholic, drug addicts. The act makes no sense and has no drama. The themes that were active in the first Act completely drop off the planet and we are met with superficial characters that do not represent real life. I gave this part a rating of 2.Act 3: This Act had potential. It nearly brought the movie back to above average. Instead they portrayed a kids who were incapable of making good choices. They portrayed high schoolers as out of control partiers, who rob stores, do drugs, and get plastered. And even with two loving parents of one of the kids who have brought him up with love and attention, he can't seem to make good choices and instead abandons his family completely after losing his mind. The act had potential themes to explore and just decided to superficially ignore any of them. They could have tied it back into the first Act and explored the dynamic of reversed roles in the child's lives. They could have explored the dynamic of overcoming peer pressure, overcoming bullies, or even growing up like the father and struggling to make good choices. Nope. I gave this Act a 4. Overall this movie was good at the beginning and quickly went downhill. They told three separate acts and instead of tying them together like good story tellers, they took the lazy route and just conveyed typical Hollywood crap.
daphnexulu I sat back and watched The Place Beyond the Pines, having known nothing about it, and let it take me on a beautiful journey of love, pain and life. It's one of those rare films that completely stops you in your tracks. Rarely do you come across a film which goes above and beyond; the characters, the visuals, the narrative set way for a truly great piece of cinema. Completely and utterly touched.
jackosmithy I was interested by this movie as it is directed by the man who brought us Blue Valentine, which was fantastic. This movie shocked me in every way, and I could tell just from very first shot that it will surprise me.It was not only the amazing work in the visuals and casting, but it was the story and the way it was told that shocked me. Some decisions that were made in the writing and progression of the story were fantastic in the way they deviated from general storytelling ways, while holding a three act structure.Another way this movie amazed me is the combination of many genres, which was effective and never felt overwhelming or confusing. The theme of decision-making and doing the right thing is the obvious dominant theme and the portrayal of that is effective.There is one actor in this movie which stole the show, and that is the performance of Bradley Cooper, who took this character and made it his. At no point did I retract from the story to think to myself, "wow, Bradley Cooper is really good in this", but after the film after thinking about it was when I really appreciated the way he portrayed this character, and his character serves as the central point for the dominant theme of the movie, which was also done very well.The only negative I can really think for this movie is the ambiguity and openness of certain parts of the story which some people may not like and could perhaps prefer that closure.To conclude, this is definitely a film worth your money if you are a fan of storytelling, emotion and great film-making.
The John Adams I turned off Mr. Bean for this piece of crap. I'll never forgive myself. It starts out as a tattooed face guy robs banks movie. Then it turns into a Ray Liotta is a corrupt cop movie. Then it turns into a lifetime movie staring Bradley Cooper and the guy who plays his kid and the worst New York accent ever. Watch Mr. Bean instead.