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Mud

Mud

2012

Jeff Nichols

Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Reese Witherspoon ...

6.8

24,407

Drama. Adventure Mud is an adventure about two boys, Ellis and his friend Neckbone, who find a man named Mud hiding out on an island in the Mississippi. Mud describes fantastic scenarios - he killed a man in Texas and vengeful bounty hunters are coming to get him. He says he is planning to meet and escape with the love of his life, Juniper, who is waiting for him in town. Skeptical but intrigued, Ellis and Neckbone agree to help him. It isn’t long until ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"'Mud' poses as a mere adolescent adventure tale but explores a rich vein of grown-up concerns, exploring codes of honor, love and family"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"In the hands of Nichols, 'Mud' emerges as a thing of bruised beauty. There's magic in it (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Mr. Nichols’s screenplay is perhaps a little too heavily plotted (...), but he more than compensates with graceful rhythm, an unfussy eye for natural beauty and a sure sense of character and place"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"'Mud' is an engaging and good-looking picture with two bright leading performances from Sheridan and Lofland (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Jeff Nichols’ (...) follow-up to his breakthrough second feature 'Take Shelter' feels less adventurous and unsettling but remains a well carpentered piece of work marked by some fine performances and resilient thematic fiber"	POS
United States	Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"There's something old-fashioned about 'Mud', but if you allow yourself to settle into its leisurely pace, it will reward you. If he were alive today, Mark Twain would approve"	POS
United States	David Edelstein New York Magazine	"It’s hard to believe Nichols thinks he can get away with all this and harder still to believe he does. It’s the quality of the attention that he brings — his focus — that makes his work so engrossing"	POS

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