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- Jeff Nichols ' "Shotgun Stories" is shaped and told like a revenge tragedy, but it offers an unexpected choice: The hero of the film does not believe the future is doomed by the past. If it were, most of the key characters would be dead by the end, an outcome that seems almost inevitable.
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Jun 5, 2008 · Jeff Nichols ' "Shotgun Stories" is shaped and told like a revenge tragedy, but it offers an unexpected choice: The hero of the film does not believe the future is doomed by the past. If it were, most of the key characters would be dead by the end, an outcome that seems almost inevitable.
Mar 26, 2008 · Thankfully the performances alone are sufficient to keep this counter-revenge tragedy on track. The performances are uniformly excellent with veteran character actor Michael Shannon as the film's emotional anchor.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Jeff Nichols
- 2008-03-26
May 9, 2008 · The sins of the father are visited upon two sets of half-brothers in "Shotgun Stories," a carefully modulated drama that dares to resist...
- Jeff Shannon
Thankfully the performances alone are sufficient to keep this counter-revenge tragedy on track. The performances are uniformly excellent with veteran character actor Michael Shannon as the film's emotional anchor.
Apr 4, 2008 · I've been watching the trailer for Shotgun Stories and I can't help but think that it's already a great movie. I love the tense & quiet mood and looming tragedy that will ultimately befall the characters of this film. It just seems that I have a soft spot for revenge-type of films (such as Chan-wook Park's "Revenge Trilogy"…
Feb 11, 2007 · By Eddie Cockrell. A point-blank buckshot blast of inarticulate American rage, played with the disarmingly placid inevitability of Greek tragedy, “Shotgun Stories” is a precisely modulated...
Mar 26, 2008 · "Shotgun Stories" is a tragedy that unfolds beautifully as an intimate family drama. It serves as a passionate cry to end senseless violence, as well as a stark reminder that we possess the power to determine our own destinies.
