Shotgun Stories
1,801
Drama. Thriller
Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas, these brothers discover the lengths to which each will go to protect their family. "It has qualities that may not come out in a trailer or in an ad but sink in when you have the experience of seeing it. Few films are so observant about how we relate with one ... [+]
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United States | The New York Times | "'Shotgun Stories' defines the classic western phrase 'doing what a man's got to do' as both a moral imperative and a biological compulsion." | POS |
United States | Slant | "Alternately terse and elegiac, 'Shotgun Stories' works best when it observes the lives of its main characters" | POS |
United Kingdom | Empire | "An interesting first effort from Nichols - making him a director to look out for in the future" | POS |
United States | Los Angeles Times | "'Shotgun Stories' is a cautionary tale about revenge, but more than that, it is a beautiful, authentic-feeling portrait of a family and a place." | POS |
United States | AV Club | "Well-plotted, with a strong lead performance by Michael Shannon, and a fair amount of authentic regional flavor" | POS |
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