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Winter's Bone [Blu-ray]

Jennifer Lawerence , Joh hawkes , Debra Granik    Blu-ray
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17-year-old Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) sets out to track down her father, who put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared. If she fails, Ree and her family will be turned out into the Ozark woods. Challenging her outlaw kin’s code of silence and risking her life, Ree hacks through the lies, evasions and threats offered up by her relatives and begins to piece together the truth. Based on the novel by Daniel Woodrell, Winter's Bone is the winner of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Engrossing and scary Dec 6 2010
By Kona TOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
Deep in the harsh backwoods of the Ozarks, 17-year old Ree Dolly has a hard life; she's raising her siblings, caring for her mentally-ill mother, and running the house all by herself. Her father, a meth cooker, has jumped bail and the family will lose their home if he can't be brought in to the law so Ree must go to all of her kinfolk for help, even though she knows their code of silence is enforced by beatings - and worse.

This low-budget film is excellent, reminiscent of "Coal Miner's Daughter" without the music and happy ending. The grim and utterly hopeless lives of the mountain poor are presented unflinchingly; I never felt anyone was acting. Many of the smaller roles are, in fact, played by non-professional locals and they are all convincing. Ree's courage in seeking out her father amid her brutal relatives is admirable and frightening.

The top-notch script, direction, and acting make for a scary, depressing, but always riveting movie, a glimpse into a rarely-seen world. Recommended.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By Andre Farant TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
It is a common and justifiable complaint that movies rarely include strong female characters. Of course, the validity of such a complaint depends in large part on a person's definition of a strong female character or, more precisely, the definition of strength as a character trait. Today, a go to example of feminine strength in a work of popular fiction is Lisbeth Salander of the Millennium Trilogy novels and Swedish films. By such a definition, though, a strong female character is simply one who acts as a stereotypical male character would, solving her problems with violence over all, and technology when greater subtlety is required. Strong, then, reduced simply to male.

In Winter's Bone, the 2010 Grand Jury Prize winner at Sundance, we are introduced to seventeen year-old Ree, played by Jennifer Lawrence. Ree is raising her two young siblings since her father, a meth cooker, has vanished. Her mother is physically present but mentally absent. Ree feeds her sister and brother, instructs them in both academic and more practical subjects, cares for them. The weight of her responsibilities is visible in the set of her features, but the children are happy.

Then comes "the Law" to inform her that her father has jumped bail and that he'd put the house up as his bond. If he doesn't show up to court, they'll lose the house. Ree promises to find him, and bring him back. Her search leads her from one dangerous encounter to another as she hunts down and questions the few people who might know where her father has gone, people like her father, criminals. She doesn't do this because she has something to prove. She doesn't dress or behave in a way designed to make her appear tough, she simply is tough because the alternative, not being tough enough, would mean ruin or death, her own or that of her siblings. Ree is a strong female character. And not a dragon tattoo in sight.

Winter's Bone, based on the novel by Daniel Woodrell, is not only the portrait of a single woman, but an exploration of a culture and society rarely shown in movies. The type of story told here usually takes place in Harlem or East L.A., maybe Miami, but this one unfolds in the quietly menacing back woods of the Ozarks. It is a fascinating world and one that is beautifully captured by the writer-director, Debra Granik.

Jennifer Lawrence, who will soon be appearing in the next X-Men movie, has been nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her role as Ree. She will be up against Natalie Portman, among others. Did she do a better job than Portman? That's a difficult question, but I will say this: Lawrence's performance was far more subtle, more nuanced. As Ree she manages to be tough as a coffin nail while maintaining a necessary vulnerability; necessary because, without its influence, her siblings would be sure to grow up cynical and jaded. It is that perfect balance of toughness and vulnerability, above all, that is Ree's ultimate strength.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Harsh reality Feb 15 2013
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This movie paints a bleak outlook on life and yet through it all our heroine never loses hope, strength and courage. I was impressed with Lawrence's handle and grasp on such a difficult character. We never feel sorry for her and yet we empathize deeply. Lawrences's portrayal is gripping and on cue (she does not make us pity the character for there is such a force of nature within her).
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, even though I found it quite difficult to watch due to the nature of the plot. It is however an astonishing piece of work, from the costumes to the setting and landscapes...it throws the viewer into a completely foreign land, one which we would scarcely venture out into on our own.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Jennifer Lawrence's first Oscar nomination was well-deserved
If you're a fan of Jennifer Lawrence after seeing The Hunger Games and Silver Linings Playbook, you might be interested in seeing the film that put her on the map. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Steven Aldersley
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a fantastic story.
It's a powerful tale about women set in the backwoods of the Ozarks. Jennifer Lawrence is astonishing as is all the ensemble. Read more
Published 5 months ago by A. Hollingworth
5.0 out of 5 stars A movie that has to be seen!!!
If you haven't seen Winter's Bone yet, pick it up. The movie received so many awards and
rightfully so. All of the performances are absolutely amazing. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Frank
5.0 out of 5 stars Winters Bone
Jennifer Lawrence is superb in this movie about life in an appalachian community. DVD arrived earlier than expected in tip top condition. Price was a bargain.:)
Published 9 months ago by Makwa1963
5.0 out of 5 stars Breakout star-hardcore country.
The not so quaint story of hardcore life in the deep woods. Meth labs and weed lead to mystery and missing persons. Read more
Published 17 months ago by BG_izme
4.0 out of 5 stars Distressing and evocative
A searing look at a place in America seldom seem on the big screen. Moving and unusual story with stellar performances from the leads and every supporting character.
Published on Mar 28 2011 by Leslie Hobson
4.0 out of 5 stars A raw and powerful story of survival...
Ree is a seventeen year old girl taking care of her two younger siblings and mentally ill mother when she receives notice that her drug cooking absentee father has jumped bail and... Read more
Published on Nov 9 2010 by Katharine Shephard
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