i like cianfrance's 2010 movie blue valentine, and this one has that dark undercurrents going right from the start. i like his careful mood setting - you know something life changing is going to take place and it doesn't happened in a cheesy manner.
it takes time to move from one story to another - starting from gosling's story of trying to provide for his baby son via robbing banks to cooper's shooting him and suffering immense guilt for killing a father - as cooper is also a father of a baby boy. he feels disconnected from his son, that guilt also drives him to bring down the corrupt police force at his precinct.
however, the real losers of the event are the sons. one grew up not knowing his dead father, the other grew up without his father's love and attention.
one has to employ patience when watching this movie. the story telling is not conventional but i appreciate the effort cianfrance puts in to explore the nuances of each characters' experiences.
bradley cooper can actually act, no?
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