Flesh and Bone

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Joy B. @9mr_0 Dec 26 فيلم جيد رغم ان المخرج ماطل باحداث القصة جدا الفلم بي نوع من الملل لكن جيد See more Tim M @tgmacman Dec 13 Flesh and Bone has a little too much meat on it, but works just fine as a western neo-noir steeped in atmosphere. See more 152 windows into your sou l @movieman152 Oct 4 It’s not often you see a real life husband and wife play lead roles in a film as in ‘Flesh and Bone’. Chemistry between two actors in a relationship, first needs to be established to make their performances convincing, but in this movie the passion between Arlis Sweeney (Dennis Quaid) and Kay Davies (Meg Ryan) was undeniable from the start. Add a supporting cast of Roy Sweeney (James Caan) and Ginnie – with a ‘G’ (Gwyneth Paltrow) both ‘fueled’ by whiskey, the story instantly becomes a contrast of good and evil. The dialog contains many well written lines and fills out the characters in a way that you could actually feel the passion and the darkness. The relationship between Kay and Ginnie, while in no way compatible, you get a sense of trust albeit fragile, as opposed to Roy and Arlis (father and son) feelings of lifelong contempt. Without giving the story away – the one scene I found to be especially touching and at the same time heart wrenching, when Kay and Arlis go for a ride on horseback – Arlis pulls up and watches in amazement as Kay effortlessly rides off into the woods – Arlis eventually catching up to find her swimming naked in a pond. Arlis asks Kay where she learned to ride. It was Kay’s response – ‘there was a cowboy (presumably Dennis) that once showed me a thing or two’ (knowing of their real life struggles – just ripped my heart out) It’s so sad to hear that line as the two of them were so obviously in love at that time. Back to the movie – I thought the story while dark at times, was well written and the acting couldn’t have been more convincing – with Gwyneth Paltrow turning in an excellent performance very early in her acting career. Surprisingly, with such a great cast this movie didn’t do that well at the box office, but in my opinion is well worth a look. See more KB B @Okbullard 12/07/2023 It was pretty good but the dialogue and plot could have been better. I wouldn't want to watch it again. See more Steve D @RT35616104 02/21/2023 The melodrama really doesn't work. See more Ęxçëşș M @ExcessMale 01/06/2022 Great cast. These 4 actors fit their characters quite well. The main plot points and character beats are pretty strong but there is a lot of boredom in between those stirring passages. See more Read all reviews

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