We recently saw the movie, Mud. Here’s my mini review.
I liked it a lot and give it a two “thumbs up”. Rottontomatoes.com gave it a 99% fresh (that’s kind of unheard of), and the fan rating was 87%!! For some perspective, Argo, the winner of the Oscar for best picture last year got a 96% and a fan rating of 93%. So, I’m not the only one who liked it.
The movie centers around the adventures of two teenage boys, who befriend a fugitive they happen upon on an island. It has an interesting story, and there’s plenty of excitement. It has several recognizable stars—Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Sam Shepard, Joe Don Baker.
I thought I might be positively biased about the movie before seeing it. We had heard a bit about the movie from the local press. It has lots of Arkansas connections. It was filmed in southeast Arkansas. The writer/director, Jeff Nichols, is from Little Rock. One of the teenage boys is from Yell County. He is from Briggsville, which is a wide place in the road a little west of Plainview, my home town. I loved his character and thought his performance was great. Maybe he will be nominated for an Oscar! Also, Russell, our neighbor across the street is from southeast Arkansas, and his nephew was an extra in the movie.
Go see this movie. I’m sure you will enjoy it.
