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The Place Beyond The Pines (2012)

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Average Rating: 7.3/10
Reviews Counted: 187
Fresh: 154 | Rotten: 33

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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Average Rating: 7.1/10
Critic Reviews: 41
Fresh: 29 | 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

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Derek Cianfrance, Ben Coccio

Jul 23, 2013

$21.4M

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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.

April 12, 2013 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader
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"Pines" is hardy stuff, but it's at its toughest when Gosling's on screen.

April 12, 2013 Full Review Source: Detroit News
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The Place Beyond the Pines is hackneyed and dull: Not a single moment rings true.

April 11, 2013 Full Review Source: Miami Herald
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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.

April 11, 2013 Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
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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.

April 11, 2013 Full Review Source: Toronto Star
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Its three stories are so loosely connected, its themes so scattered -- morality, justice, fate, fatherhood -- that it never manages to make a point.

April 11, 2013 Full Review Source: Newsday
Newsday
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The movie is constructed like a three-act saga, with only the third part failing to satisfy.

August 17, 2013 Full Review Source: Creative Loafing
Creative Loafing

Terrifically captivating, whether delivering breathless action, knuckle-whitening suspense or moments of quiet intimacy.

August 12, 2013 Full Review Source: Movie Talk
Movie Talk

Derek Cianfrance's The Place Beyond the Pines is an epic film that towers high above the rest as the very best film of 2013.

August 6, 2013 Full Review Source: We Got This Covered
We Got This Covered

Writer-director Derek Cianfrance gained considerable attention for his 2010 drama Blue Valentine, and he has created an even finer movie with The Place Beyond the Pines.

August 6, 2013 Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal

"The Place Beyond the Pines" is a great example of daring storytelling and easily qualifies as one of the year's best.

August 5, 2013 Full Review Source: Examiner.com
Examiner.com

Bites off a little more than it can chew in that respect, but it's still a deeply affecting drama with a powerful impact.

July 12, 2013 Full Review Source: About.com
About.com

With The Place Beyond the Pines, Derek Cianfrance definitively establishes himself as an up-and-coming filmmaker with serious potential...

July 8, 2013 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews
Reel Film Reviews

Stretches the scope of the film well beyond crime thriller.

June 30, 2013 Full Review Source: Flicks.co.nz
Flicks.co.nz

An ambitious and thought-provoking film with a beautiful score and some of the biggest narrative twists of the year.

June 30, 2013 Full Review Source: Big Hollywood
Big Hollywood

Motivation is the weak link here, with characters major and minor making choices that don't compute and/or serve mainly to advance the narrative down the next twist of track toward the tragedy looming on the horizon.

June 14, 2013 Full Review Source: Film Comment Magazine
Film Comment Magazine

While it feels frustratingly disjointed, The Place Beyond The Pines also possesses moments of real power.

June 12, 2013 Full Review Source: Fan The Fire
Fan The Fire

By linking [three vignettes], Cianfrance explores larger themes that enrich the otherwise patience-testing 140-minute experience.

May 31, 2013 Full Review Source: MLive.com
MLive.com

A memorable, thoughtful tale; a thriller with real meat on the bone.

May 22, 2013 Full Review Source: Quickflix
Quickflix

Would Pines have worked better as a 13-episode cable drama? Probably. Yet its atmosphere comes through beautifully on the big screen.

May 22, 2013 Full Review Source: Seven Days
Seven Days

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.

May 20, 2013 Full Review Source: Rip It Up

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.

May 17, 2013 Full Review Source: 3AW

"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.

May 17, 2013 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee
Sacramento Bee

A huge leap forward for Cianfrance, who is rapidly distinguishing himself as a true auteur.

May 13, 2013 Full Review Source: The Patriot Ledger
The Patriot Ledger

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.

May 11, 2013 Full Review Source: The Aristocrat
The Aristocrat

While it is still a rewarding film on face value, The Place Beyond the Pines offers additional pleasures for viewers keen to delve further.

May 9, 2013 Full Review Source: Cinema Autopsy
Cinema Autopsy

Audience Reviews for The Place Beyond The Pines

Some interest, but the multi part story being told stretched out over too much time. After a while I just didn't care anymore.
August 20, 2013
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Great acting and a really good story.... But it is just too long!
January 20, 2013
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    1. Romina: You fucked up my son's life, therefore you fucked up my life!
    – Submitted by Alleli A (37 days ago)
    1. Al Cross: A limp goes a long way in politics.
    – Submitted by Nastassia J (3 months ago)
    1. Luke: He can get his own girl and his own kid. That's every man's right.
    – Submitted by Timothy C (5 months ago)
    1. 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.
    – Submitted by Julia L (5 months ago)
    1. Luke: Tell him to get his own girl and his own kid. Every man has that right.
    – Submitted by Leslie P (5 months ago)
    1. Robin: Got a kid? You wanna provide for that kid? You gotta do that using your skill set. And your skill set? Very unique.
    – Submitted by Michael N (5 months ago)
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Reason this isn't getting a wide release in the US? 20 days ago 46
Uh 37 days ago 33
A few suggestions after seeing the movie. 25 days ago 21
I think its really underrated 20 days ago 9

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