Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Electric City Entertainment, Verisimilitude,

Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta, Ben Mendelsohn, Rose Byrne, Mahershala Ali, Bruce Greenwood, Harris Yulin

Luke (Ryan Gosling) is a professional motorcycle rider. When the show returns to Schenectady, Luke looks up Romina (Eva Mendes), an old flame, but he is surprised to learn he has a son. Romina is now in a new relationship, but Luke really wants to be a Dad to his son. But he soon falls into bank robbery to provide money for his son which puts him on a collision course with very ambitious cop, Avery (Bradley Cooper) which doesn’t end well for anyone.

This relationship movie is a real though provoker. There is a lot to think about here. There are number of different relationships going on, and the movie is really broken up into 3 distinct stores which all overlap, of course. I really enjoyed this film. It was a long movie, nearly 2 1/2 hours, and it was brilliantly filmed. This is like an Indie film with a A Movie cast! There are a lot of people who didn’t like this film, I think mostly because there is much less action, chases, and gun play than a typical cop flick. In fact, this isn’t really a copy story, although the story is set around the department. It does develop characters meticulously and there are no real good or bad guys here. As in real life, everyone is sort of midstream somewhere in between. It does show how choices we make can have long lasting effects. But mostly this looks at the lives of these characters, and how they interact. One of the common complaints is the ending. Many people expect a huge climax with a gigantic tied up with a pink bow ending. This is not near that simple. The ending is realistic as can be, and that puts off some people. But even though this is a tough film to watch due to the nature of the subject, it was really worthwhile, and I enjoyed it very much. I think you’re best going into this with as little background of the story as possible, and it will be much more enjoyable.

EdG – EdsReview Dot Com – A Movie Review Blog

 

 

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