Winter's Bone
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After discovering her father put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared, 17-year-old Ree Dolly must confront the local criminal underworld and the harsh Ozark wilderness in order to to track down her father and save her family.
What critics thought
One of the most acclaimed American films of its year, Winter's Bone earns its reputation on two fronts: Debra Granik's direction, which refuses to romanticize or condescend to its Ozark milieu, and Jennifer Lawrence's performance as Ree Dolly, which critics consistently treated as a genuine revelation rather than a marketing talking point. The reception was essentially unanimous — the debate, such as it was, centered on how to categorize the film's achievement rather than whether it had one.
“Granik handles this volatile, borderline horrific material with unblinking ferocity and feeling.... In Lawrence, Granik has found just the right young actress to inhabit Ree. Her performance is more than acting, it's a gathering storm.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“Winter's Bone is a welcome reminder that thrillers don't have to be loud and boisterous to grab the attention and keep it captive.”
James Berardinelli·reelviews.net
“For all the horror, it's the drive toward life, not the decay, that lingers in the mind. As a modern heroine, Ree Dolly has no peer, and Winter's Bone is the year's most stirring film.”
David Edelstein·New York
“one of the great feminist works in film”
David Denby·The New Yorker
Accolades
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Debra GranikDirector
Jennifer LawrenceRee Dolly
John HawkesTeardrop
Kevin BreznahanLittle Arthur
Dale DickeyMerab
Garret DillahuntSheriff Baskin
Sheryl LeeApril
Shelley WaggenerSonya
Isaiah StoneSonny
Lauren SweetserGail
Cinnamon SchultzVictoria
Dickon HinchliffeComposerWinter's Bone
After discovering her father put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared, 17-year-old Ree Dolly must confront the local criminal underworld and the harsh Ozark wilderness in order to to track down her father and save her family.
What critics thought
One of the most acclaimed American films of its year, Winter's Bone earns its reputation on two fronts: Debra Granik's direction, which refuses to romanticize or condescend to its Ozark milieu, and Jennifer Lawrence's performance as Ree Dolly, which critics consistently treated as a genuine revelation rather than a marketing talking point. The reception was essentially unanimous — the debate, such as it was, centered on how to categorize the film's achievement rather than whether it had one.
“Granik handles this volatile, borderline horrific material with unblinking ferocity and feeling.... In Lawrence, Granik has found just the right young actress to inhabit Ree. Her performance is more than acting, it's a gathering storm.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“Winter's Bone is a welcome reminder that thrillers don't have to be loud and boisterous to grab the attention and keep it captive.”
James Berardinelli·reelviews.net
“For all the horror, it's the drive toward life, not the decay, that lingers in the mind. As a modern heroine, Ree Dolly has no peer, and Winter's Bone is the year's most stirring film.”
David Edelstein·New York
“one of the great feminist works in film”
David Denby·The New Yorker
Accolades
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Debra GranikDirectorJennifer LawrenceRee DollyJohn HawkesTeardropKevin BreznahanLittle ArthurDale DickeyMerabGarret DillahuntSheriff BaskinSheryl LeeAprilShelley WaggenerSonyaIsaiah StoneSonnyLauren SweetserGailCinnamon SchultzVictoriaDickon HinchliffeComposerStream
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