Dreadfully Boring

Crappy film

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

This is a strange and wonderful movie. Be patient with the slow start and you will be rewarded with a rich and complex story filled with outstanding performances and an incredible finish. It is an offbeat tale with a humorous tinge but is in no way a "comedy." The cast is first rate. The story is...well, creative and different. It is set in the early to mid twentieth century when older men had more in common with a mule than an automobile and young men could turn a wrench but might not recognize a bridle. Honor, honesty and dignity were valued. It was a turning point in modern American history. The cinematography is brilliant with exceptionally well done scenes in lantern light only. Great story, well filmed and quality performances by accomplished actors. An all around winner and a must watch.

fresh, honest and touching. nothing complicated. only a story. as seed of long solitude. as punishment. as prepare for moment of truth. as prey form. Get Low is product of a wise director and brilliant cast. and this virtues are a great role in the way to present the story. because all is story. strange, warm, fascinating. Robert Duvall who seems so much with Father Sophrony Sakharov. Sissy Spacek who does admirable show of nuances. and Lucas Black in a beautiful artistic exercise or Bill Cobbs as key of measure. so, it is more than a good movie. it is lesson, excellent lesson, about small things. and special trip in heart of past as act to be yourself.a story. an ordinary story. but out of definitions.

All were aligned in this film, acting, directing, writing et al. I have ADHD and I found the movie riveting. Aaron Schneider the director did a masterful job and the writers Chris Provenzano, C Gaby Mitchel and Scott Seeke did a great job. The actors, Robert Duval, Sissy Spacek, Lucas Black, Bill Cobbs and Lori Beth Edgeman were absolutely out standing. Bill Murray was off just a very very little but did a good job also. The film was nominated for a respectable amount of awards and won a couple, one for the first feature film from Independent Spirit Award to Schneider, Zanuck and Gundlach. I was disappointed to see no Oscar nod though. The story is about a Hermit (Duval) that wants to have a Funeral Party while he is alive. The story enfolds to tell us why he was a hermit.

A main purpose of watching this indie film is to make my own decision if Robert Duvall has received a cold-shoulder for another Oscar-nomination, as it proves the film without any question is Mr. Duvall's personal acting vehicle while the film itself is a rather hit-and-miss debut for director Aaron Schneider.The entire film is being engulfed by the ominous tension to unveil what "on earth" had happened to the old gaffer who lives a secluded life like a prisoner in his own jail-house for 40 years. While using his own (alive) funeral as a stunt to gather more attention from local people (plus a more lucrative chance to inherit his property after his death). First of all, the visual techniques are prosaic and so is the screenplay, by which many characters are undermined (e.g. Bill Murray and Lucas Black), especially for Murray, his role could have been excavated more since the fodder seems ample and quaint. The revelation feel contrived and not worthy of all the hyperbole, and so is the funeral, which looks more like a hasty, confessional convention plus a glimpse of a mannered lottery. Not only the unearthed truth does not live up to all the expectation, the ending is also somewhat bland in which things ensue in a rash motion and the final pathos is being compromised. So the plucky and ultra-venerable cast is the backbone of this otherwise dreary indie, Mr. Duvall is excellent enough to dominate all the curmudgeon foibles, and the showboating speech at the funeral is a rare heart-felting rendition, he is currently my No. 5 in the leading actor list (but I haven't seen Jeff Bridge's Oscar-winning CRAZY HEART 2009 yet).Veteran Murray and Spacek also has their moments which may not be assure a front-runner buzz, but an unbending glare cannot be dismissed.