Regie:
Guillaume CanetCamera:
Christophe OffensteinActeurs:
Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, Mila Kunis, Marion Cotillard, Zoe Saldana, James Caan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Noah Emmerich, Lili Taylor, Domenick Lombardozzi (meer)Streaming (1)
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New York, 1974. Wanneer Chris Pierzynski na twee jaar vrijgelaten wordt uit de gevangenis, is het zijn broer Frank, een ambitieuze politieagent, die hem aan de poort staat op te wachten. Ondanks de duidelijke verschillen tussen de twee broers, blijft de bloedband sterk. Frank biedt Chris onderdak, helpt hem aan een baan en brengt hem terug in contact met zijn ex. Maar z’n verleden kan hij niet ontlopen. Terwijl Chris opnieuw afdaalt in een neerwaartse spiraal van criminaliteit, raakt ook Frank via zijn nieuwe vriendin verstrikt in een web van maffiose intriges. Zullen de rivaliteit, het verraad en de conflicten de bloedband dan toch kunnen breken? (Lumière Publishing)
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Sometimes, good actors meet up in a very, very mediocre movie. It’s not a rule, but that’s what makes the shock bigger. Who would have thought that a film featuring the amazing Mila Kunis and Marion Cottillard can be so horribly boring that it makes painting the fence look like pure ecstasy?
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We have content like this a hundred times, but the form! The dirty and bleak feeling of a sweaty gym corner is palpable at times, as in Million Dollar Baby, but it regularly changes into beautiful panoramas and excellent, period-coordinated exteriors/interiors, as in American Gangster, with the expression means being somewhere in between. Sufficiently tangible, raw, austere, and down-to-earth, while not too grainy, shaky, or distracting in any way. In terms of acting, it is very strong not only because of the names in the cast. Emotionally layered just right.
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The opening scene already won me over with its uncompromising roughness and swing. And when the brilliant Clive Owen appeared, who has perhaps never acted better (you can't tell from the photos, you have to see his perfect transformation into a silent criminal), the decision was made. Blood Ties is a great film with a slow-moving but certainly not boring or uninteresting story, great actors and a great atmosphere.
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A little too stretched out criminal drama, where it's not so much about the crime as it is about the relationships between the characters. Clive Owen has taken the bad boy path and he's doing well, I adore Marion Cotillard, but even she can't save it. Mila Kunis is just here for the looks. For such a running time, this is a bit unbearable, but at least the ending manages to intrigue the viewer a little.
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