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Friday 6 December 2013

AIN'T THEM BODIES SAINTS [2013]

Writer/director David Lowery's Ain't Them Bodies Saints is a beautifully shot crime-drama love story that you just know is going to end in heartbreak no matter what the outcome.
Like a feast of visual poetry, the film is shot like an early Terrence Malick film, where all events only seem to take place at the break of dusk or dawn, with harsh shades of black and dark oranges & browns.  It travels at a very slow pace but rewards with thoughtful camerawork and voice-overs that give the feel of a haunted daydream.  There's not a whole lot of originality within the plot but it's the trio of actor's strong performance and broken lonely hearted atmosphere that gives the film its greatest strengths.

4 gift horses out of 5

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