This is a Jane Campion film. She has been busy with her series Top of the Lake for many years. This is her first feature in over a decade; it's a good good one. What's is all about? Benedict Cumberbatch plays hyper-masculine cow-wrangler, Phil and Jesse Plemons plays his softer bother, George. George marries Rose (Kirsten Dunst) and she has a teenager son, Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee) who is artistic, sensitive and likely gay. Well it turns out that Phil, behind all that testosterone and cruelty, he's a repressed Brokeback Mountain cowboy himself. Phil is pretty nasty to Rose throughout the film and Peter, he doesn't like anyone being mean to his momma. You have to watch out for those quiet types. The movie may be slow but it's gripping. The ending may leave you surprised and confused, so pay attention, this is an astute tale of revenge. It's also one of the best looking films of the year and it has given us some of the best performances too. This one is already nominated for a Golden Globe best picture. It will be surely be nominated for an Oscar too. Catch it now on Netflix.
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