Synopsis
The rough-hewn boss of a lumber crew courts trouble when he steps in to protect the youngest member of his team from an abusive father.
2013 Directed by David Gordon Green
The rough-hewn boss of a lumber crew courts trouble when he steps in to protect the youngest member of his team from an abusive father.
Nicolas Cage Tye Sheridan Ronnie Gene Blevins Sue Rock Heather Kafka Robert Johnson Gary Poulter Adriene Mishler Brenda Isaacs Booth Aaron Spivey-Sorrells Dana Freitag Anna Niemtschk Erin Elizabeth Reed Jon Bonzor Jonny Mars Elbert Hill Jr. Lazaro Solares Lico Reyes Lynette Walden Patrick Arnez Kevin Kinkade
Joe: Μια Δυνατή Φιλία, JOE 2014
"You pretend to be asleep,
But I know you'd cry if I said the wrong thing."
I said it once and I'll say it again: David Gordon Green is one of the best filmmakers working today. Sure, he's had a couple of duds, but with a filmography under his belt including George Washington (which I still think is his best work to date), All the Real Girls, Undertow, Snow Angels, Pineapple Express (sorry, I love it), Prince Avalanche, and now Joe - which may very well be my second favorite film of his, and that's coming from a big fan of Snow Angels - he's certainly got a more impressive body of work than most other contemporary directors.
I thought…
Joe delves deep into the membrane of a town enveloped with gloom. Its populace and locality are stuck in time and to us spectators, this rural settlement is transposable with a hell all inhabitants have been damned to. David Gordon Green's return to dejection is one of pure excellence and what he snares from his actors is beyond extraordinary. Joe is difficult to remain transfixed upon, but once the credits hit, the rewards are profuse.
Exceedingly dark and unrelenting, Gordon Green's vision infuses a juxtaposition of themes into the film. It's incredibly fascinating, but incredibly deplorable. A touching friendship mixed with scenes of domestic sadism that are the epitome of direness. The film always shifts, in mood or character integrity,…
I'm not quite sure what to say about this at the moment other than it was even better than I was initially expecting and it was fuckin' awesome seeing Nic Cage be fantastic in a significant role again. Seriously, it brought me great joy seeing him give such a great performance after all the nonsense he's been in for too long. Hopefully he keeps it up and makes some sort of comeback after all these years. He's obviously capable of still bringing that inner good acting ability that dwells somewhere in the deep depths of his crazy soul, which I think was most prominently showcased in films such as Leaving Las Vegas (1995) and Adaptation. (2002) - of course among…
A slow burn southern gothic with exceptional performances by Nicolas Cage, Tye Sheridan and Gary Poulter!
A wonderfully dark character study that won't disappoint!
Cage is back!
sometimes it feels like you can order stuff like thwarted masculinity, rural economic decay, inexorable dread, and regional "authenticity" like they're toppings on a pizza. i guess i'm just sort of tired of movies like this.
"You pretend to be asleep, but I know you'd cry if I said the wrong thing."
Joe is a powerful and emotional drama that despite being slow grips you thanks to an intense realism and some excellent performances. Many have compared this to last year's MUD perhaps because teenager Tye Sheridan is in both films and they happen to take place in southern America dealing with some trashy characters. I really felt this film was more similar to Jennifer Lawrence's Winter's Bone in mood and tone, since MUD had an underlying romantic theme which this film lacks and you have two young characters that have to face great obstacles in order to sustain their families. With his performance in Joe,…
David Gordon Green is a shoe-in for a hypothetic list of top5 personal favourites among directors working today.
I don't think I mind that much that he went off on a "two year bender" either, it just makes him more endearing and human. I've still not dared to touch The Sitter with a ten foot pole, though.
Onwards to Joe, a film I've been anticipating for a while (Green's upcoming Pacino starrer hasn't even entered my radar). I'm so glad to see my epxectations met in a story very well told, and hightened by superb acting.
Joe is set in a place sort of resembling a darker, grown-up version of where we left off in George Washington. It's a place…
Very strong movie experience! Some of the best I've seen of Nic Cage, and Tye Sheridan only continues to impress with yet another fantastic performance. I have high hopes for Tye Sheridan, if he keeps it at this level his career is going to be big, definitely one of the best child actors I've ever seen. These two main actors are not the only ones that shine, without all the great performances this wouldn't have worked. To know that the guy that is playing the father of Tye's character, Gary Poulter, has never ever done acting before is almost unbelievable, even more unbelievable is that he actually was a homeless guy who actually died on the street months after the…
From the man who brought you Pineapple Express & The Sitter comes a film featuring a beatdown so brutal it makes the curb-stomp scene in American History X seem like it belongs in Muppets Take Manhattan.
In which a self-loathing, self-destructive alcoholic endeavors to protect a young boy from an abusive, destructive alcoholic...
I'm convinced that there are actually two twin brothers, both named Nicholas Cage. The first one - let's call him Nic 1 - appears in films like Leaving Las Vegas, Adaptation, and Joe. His brother - Nic 2 - appears in stuff like Vampire's Kiss, Wild at Heart, and Deadfall. Sometimes they appear in the same film, such as Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, in which they take turns filming different scenes.
Although each version of Nic has his own pros and cons, they are both entertaining to watch. More Nic Cage, please.
Joe is the latest movie starring Nicolas Cage. In this one Cage plays an ex-con who befriends a teen boy who is being abused by his father. Lots of drama in this one....which is well acted by Cage, Tye Sheridan as the boy and Gary Poulter as one of the worst screen dads in the history of movies. Poulter was a homeless man that got picked off the streets to play this role....he died in real life in the streets about two months after they finished the movie. There are not many light moments in this movie....which is well done....but not a movie I will ever revisit. Final thought: This is a good movie....but certainly not a fun movie to watch....unless you enjoy depressing, sad, and bleak movies.
This one is ranked 37th of 56 Cage movies on my Cogerson Movie Score table. cogersonmoviescore.com/nicholas-cage-movies-best-to-worst-box-office.html
Nicolas Cage não se encaixa no filme da volta ao naturalismo de David Gordon Green
Depois de dirigir Segurando as Pontas e mais duas comédias, o diretor David Gordon Green retorna em Joe aos temas e cenários do seu começo de carreira, quando despontou no cinema independente como um dos muitos seguidores de Terrence Malick. Joe lembra bastante Contra Corrente (2004), o terceiro longa de Green; ambos tratam, em forma de fábula do Bem contra o Mal, de famílias não tradicionais que se formam sob as urgências da natureza.
A diferença é que Joe tem Nicolas Cage como protagonista, e apesar de todos os elogios à atuação do ator festivais afora (suspeito que muitos frequentadores de festivais não assistam a…
Welp.. that was depressing and bleak. I really enjoyed this film and enjoyed it a lot more than I anticipated. I am starting to really enjoy and appreciate Nick Cage’s work.
Nick Cage’s portrayal as Joe felt so authentic and how I imagine Cage is in real life. His performance really makes the film stand out as you can tell how much passion went into this role.
This is a slow burn film that may feel like nothing is happening but builds up all the tension until the very last scene. This was amazing and I really enjoyed watching Cage’s and Sheridan’s chemistry together on screen. It added an extra element to the film which only made it feel even more authentic.
Although Joe borrows a lot of tropes from this style of film, it still has a lot of heart. The performances are good and, more importantly, realistic. Cage really shines in this. However, Gary Poultier puts on a truly haunting performance as an alcoholic, abusive dad. The fact that he was literally a homeless man suffering from addiction and died prior to the first screening of this film adds a lot of power to the performance.
No joke here.Joe is Just that old story of a good ol boy who runs a crew of tree poisoners. And be friends a teenage boy looking for a father figure. This pissed soaked piece of americana is easily one of Nick Cage his finest works.
some people like this kind of masculinity stories but this one is just a caricature of what that genre is all about. basically taking what's supposed to be deep down under these stories and bringing it all in the forefront therefore losing whatever is to be "pleasurable" in such films. full of awkward moments and not even stylized enough - that musical score is one of the worst i've heard and somehow works to illustrate the quality of this film as a whole.
tr: bokunu balta kesmeyen adamların hikayesi
Wow. Nuance. This one was all about the small details and real raw emotions. Powerful stuff.
A fantastic coming of age movie with Nic Cage’s best performance since leaving Las Vegas
Movie Maestro 3,629 films
[after his parents have left, thinking he is ill] "They bought it. Incredible! One of the worst performances of my…
Malaine 2,074 films
Replicated film poster designs. A (never-ending?) work in progress. Enjoy!!!
ETA: This list is getting long so I moved sections…
Hershey 20,325 films
I’m sick of sorting through concerts, series, and other non-movies. Anything with more than 1,000 views on Letterboxd (as of…
Ryan 4,673 films
Movies that you may want to see and are available to stream for free on Amazon, if you have a…
mary🦋 305 films
a list of my favorite movies that don‘t feel artificial but rather raw, genuine and natural
Hungkat 259 films
It's raining hard outside so you decide to put on some movies that are "soothingly" equivalent to Edith Piaf's music…
Darren Carver-Balsiger 827 films
Every movie selected by the Youtube channel Cinefix for their very knowledgeable movie lists.
Be sure to watch their videos…
vraagtekenss 2,613 films
It is hard to pick a film to watch. Look at the numbers in the list. Use www.random.org . If…
JedidiahAyres 329 films
All crime flicks listed here: small films, foreign language imports, high-profile flops or victims of unjust critical dismissal. Some were…
MundoF 6,286 films
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the…
Ⓚⓔⓥⓘⓝ Ⓗⓐⓦⓚⓘⓝⓢ 5,133 films
The dawn of the new century, the first 20 years.
Top films of each year
2001 - Mulholland Drive 2002…