For a short while as its story begins to unfold, Arsenal seems like it might represent a tug of war between a gritty indie drama and a shamelessly pointless Dtv programmer. It also seems like it might somehow explain what its title means in the context of this movie—it’s not about soccer fans, and while it does feature guns, the characters don’t seem to have access to an arsenal’s worth. But by its bloody end, both of those hopes remain far out of reach.
There are ever-so-slight notes of Southern indie filmmakers like David Gordon Green or Jeff Nichols as Arsenal begins with two young brothers in Biloxi, Mississippi (playing itself—a credit to a movie that might well have outsourced the job to Louisiana). Mikey (Zachary Legendre) is sometimes mean to J.P. (Kelton DuMont), but his big-brother cruelty often gives way to protective instincts...
There are ever-so-slight notes of Southern indie filmmakers like David Gordon Green or Jeff Nichols as Arsenal begins with two young brothers in Biloxi, Mississippi (playing itself—a credit to a movie that might well have outsourced the job to Louisiana). Mikey (Zachary Legendre) is sometimes mean to J.P. (Kelton DuMont), but his big-brother cruelty often gives way to protective instincts...
- 1/5/2017
- by Jesse Hassenger
- avclub.com
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