The Place Beyond The Pines (2012)
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Reviews Counted: 175
Fresh: 143 | Rotten: 32
Ambitious to a fault, The Place Beyond the Pines finds writer/director Derek Cianfrance reaching for -- and often grasping -- thorny themes of family, fatherhood, and fate.
Average Rating: 7.1/10
Critic Reviews: 40
Fresh: 28 | Rotten: 12
Ambitious to a fault, The Place Beyond the Pines finds writer/director Derek Cianfrance reaching for -- and often grasping -- thorny themes of family, fatherhood, and fate.
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The highly anticipated new drama from director Derek Cianfrance ("Blue Valentine") powerfully explores the consequences of motorcycle rider Luke's (Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling) fateful decision to commit a crime to support his child. The incident renders him targeted by policeman Avery (Golden Globe Award nominee Bradley Cooper), and the two men become locked on a tense collision course which will have a devastating impact on both of their families in the years following. (c) Focus
Cast
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Ryan Gosling
Luke -
Bradley Cooper
Avery -
Eva Mendes
Romina -
Rose Byrne
Jennifer -
Ray Liotta
Deluca -
Ben Mendelsohn
Robin -
Dane DeHaan
Jason -
Emory Cohen
AJ -
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Gabe Fazio
Scott -
Bruce Greenwood
Bill Killcullen -
Harris Yulin
Al Cross -
Craig Van Hook
Jack -
Olga Merediz
Malena -
Anthony Angelo Pizza, Jr.
Baby Jason -
John Facci
Priest -
Cynthia Pelletier-Sulliva...
Teller #1 - Bank #1 -
Mackenzie Trainor
Teller #2 - Bank #1 -
Nicole Califano
Teller #3 - Bank #1 -
Shannon Plumb
Lady in Ice Cream Shop -
Tracey Agustin
Teller #1 - Bank #2 -
Ean Egas
Teller #2 - Bank #2 -
Bob Dieterich
Banker Outside Bank #2 -
Thomas Mattice
Booking Officer -
Adam Nowichi
Arresting Officer -
Mark Caruso
Court Lawyer -
G. Douglas Griset
Judge #1 -
Vanessa Thorpe
Court Officer -
Gail Martino
Teller - Bank #3 -
Brian Smyj
Officer Jefferson -
Dorothy Rutherford
Mother at Home -
William Paul Steele
Officer at Shootout Sce... -
Travis Jackson Campbell
Baby AJ -
Trevor Jackson Campbell
Baby AJ -
Jan Libertucci
Nurse -
Robert Clohessy
Chief Weirzbowski -
Subrina Dhammi
Reporter #1 -
Heather Chestnut
Jennifer's Mother -
Greta Seacat
Cory Gilbeau -
Luca Pierucci
Doc Crow -
Jessica Layton
Reporter #2 -
James J. Gleason
Funeral Director -
Patrick Husted
Preacher -
Joe McCarthy
Campaign Manager -
Jefrey Pollock
Campaign Advisor -
Lynette Howell
Political Media Advisor -
Sarah Curcio
Guidance Counselor -
Ephraim Benton
Benny -
Mark McCracken
Drug Busting Cop #1 -
Adriel Linyear
Drug Busting Cop #2 -
Kevin Green
Interrogating Cop -
Jennifer Sober
Public Defender -
Melissa Mills
Judge #2 -
Alex Pulling
Alex -
Dante Shafer
Dante -
Kayla Smalls
Vanessa -
Frank Falvo
Pharmacy Clerk -
Leah Bliven
Leah -
Whitney Hudson
Whitney -
Breanna Dolen
Breanna -
Hugh T. Farley
State Senator -
Michael Cullen
Mr. Anthony -
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All Critics (175) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (143) | Rotten (32)
This naturalistic drama is ambitious to the point of being unwieldy... But once the story has advanced from one generation to the next and its thematic sweep has become apparent, these flaws seem much more tolerable.
Top Critic"Pines" is hardy stuff, but it's at its toughest when Gosling's on screen.
The Place Beyond the Pines is hackneyed and dull: Not a single moment rings true.
This is a story about legacy, the sins of the father, the restlessness in our souls. It's powerful, it's bold, it hits you hard.
Cianfrance and his sterling cast keep it all together, vanquishing doubt and soap suds. There's a palpable sense of teamwork that brings out the best in all of these players.
Its three stories are so loosely connected, its themes so scattered -- morality, justice, fate, fatherhood -- that it never manages to make a point.
A memorable, thoughtful tale; a thriller with real meat on the bone.
Would Pines have worked better as a 13-episode cable drama? Probably. Yet its atmosphere comes through beautifully on the big screen.
Cianfrance uses the film's gritty visuals to enhance the character's experiences, starting with a vibe reminiscent of a 90's thrash metal video clip, then moving into police footage territory before ultimately setting a wistful tone for the third act.
The film is unfortunately front-loaded with more art movie cliches than you can count, but once they get out the way the trans-generational story does close its grip on you.
"Place Beyond the Pines" will not lift spirits. Yet there are hints of hope attached to the film's view that change is possible -- if people can just get out of their own way.
A huge leap forward for Cianfrance, who is rapidly distinguishing himself as a true auteur.
Bleak, raw, epic and vibrating with energy, Pines is a film to haunt your dreams, and, so far, the best thing I've seen in a cinema in 2013.
While it is still a rewarding film on face value, The Place Beyond the Pines offers additional pleasures for viewers keen to delve further.
...the best kind of film: big enough to be bracing, but small enough to draw you right in, and then exercise a firm, vice-like grip.
It's the interesting characters and their thought-provoking choices that make this film so compelling.
An ambitious and twisting crime drama about fathers, sons and responsibility.
Cianfrance creates a layered and moving portrait of working-class life, of people trying-- in many of the wrong ways-- to improve lives for themselves and the generations to come.
This ambitious tale of tragedy and redemption among fathers and sons is told in three parts and, despite a superb performance from Ryan Gosling, is less than the sum of its parts.
Gosling delivers his most assured performance yet, in an ambitious, near-operatic drama-thriller that boldly unfolds across two distinctly different hours.
With the final act, as we see the longer term impact of earlier actions, the film attains something akin to epic status, stirring notions of classic Greek tragedy before scaling back and completing itself as a contemporary morality tale
Mike Patton's grumbling song The Weight of Consequences eloquently reflects the hard-hitting theme of this provocative and gripping film in which three troubled roads are travelled
Cianfrance handles these large leaps in time with grace; he doesn't seem to leave anything out. His camera lingers generously over small moments so that no character gets lost in time.
The Place Beyond the Pines is a deeply affecting family drama about paternal responsibility, a riveting crime story, a cop movie and a tragedy.
A film of two distinct halves and it works to provide a dual character study of paternity and legacy
The most satisfying cinematic experience we've had at the multiplex thus far this year, and largely through its disinterest in playing along with movie trends.
Audience Reviews for The Place Beyond The Pines
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- Luke: He can get his own girl and his own kid. That's every man's right.
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- Luke: I want to do something with him that's his first time. I'm going to look in his face when he tries ice cream. Every time he has ice cream for the rest of his life, he's going to see my fucking face.
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- Luke: Tell him to get his own girl and his own kid. Every man has that right.
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- Robin: Got a kid? You wanna provide for that kid? You gotta do that using your skill set. And your skill set? Very unique.
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- Robin: I'm not gonna let you bring us both down.
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- Luke: Tell him it's from me. I'm still his father; I can give him stuff.
Discussion Forum
| Topic | Last Post | Replies |
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| I think its really underrated | 22 hours ago | 7 |
| Uh | 11 days ago | 28 |
| A few suggestions after seeing the movie. | 11 days ago | 12 |
| Reason this isn't getting a wide release in the US? | 20 days ago | 39 |
| Hey rotten tomatoes editors!! This is certified fresh guys! | 34 days ago | 2 |
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