The Quarry

No idea why this film has got so many bad reviews! Thoroughly enjoyed this film from beginning to end. As a fan of Michael Shannon I was not disappointed, and Shea Whigham was just as good as co-lead. Nicely shot, well acted film. It is slow paced , but that doesn't mean that there wasn't anything happening. It was a nice slice of life kind of film. Totally baffled at the negative remarks!

I haven't read the other reviews. I guess they're not great. But there's a lot going on in this movie that's probably lost on most.

I found it to be a powerful character study where each actor faces a moral dilemma. It moves along the line slowly, thoughtfully, deliberately.

The notions of ontology, of faith, of redemption, and of truth are just a few of the concepts pulled into the story.

I get it's not for everyone, but there's a lot to find if you look for it.

Yes, it started out extremely slow and trust me, it didn't pick up. I almost turned it off about 20 minutes in but there was something about this film that made me stick with it a little longer. It's not a "whodunnit" by any stretch, they take care of that right away. But I was interested in the characters and the performances of the men. They were so relevant to today and the ongoing struggle in society over good v evil in whose eyes.

Shea Whigham and Michael Shannon are at their world class best. In particular Whigham playing the conflicted criminal who assumes the identity of the cleric he murders. The story itself is a slow burner with some holes but the performance of the leads are captivating.

While reading reviews on several movies these past weeks I noticed a common theme those who like the picture and analyze it ask why the poor reviews ??

My take on this is it's become like most everything else now if the movie is of an independent sort with issues one has to think about there are those who just don't want to get it I would say they need to be spoonfed but that's a little cynical Again it's extremes of the people who watch only Marvel or the superman Batman things if that's marvel I don't even know if they need the constant visual input then these movies will never please them they don't have the flash. On the other hand I'm not saying all independent films are good but this one was Michael Shannon is phenomenal and the rest of the cast was almost as good I personally just like movies where you have to think through them not necessarily flamboyantly "entertained"