Why I liked it
We just saw this film last night and found it to be a nice little gem.
Stormare is - like always- brilliant, he truly carried the film.
Not sure why so many in here disliked it. It had a good premise, told a story, had a tight atmosphere and the soundtrack was awesome.
Everything is relative, so is the taste of moviegoers - you can´t please everyone - and our opinion is subjective.
But I found that the music was strong and a thread that kept the theme in the film together: a mix of folk and gospel: strong themes in the film: folk (the microcosmos of the small town) and religion (gospel).
I didn´t see much Coen brothers in it, nor too many lose ends.
There was some ambiguity as to who Stormare beat up earlier, but I found that irrelevant. Who did it, in the end, wasn´t obvious, but nicely hinted towards by the director.
And to create a film like this, within 75 minutes of running time, approx. 75 pages of script, is rare in these days of massive explosions, car-chases and one man versus everything .
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"One day my log will have something to say about this."