It lures you in with a heart-pounding beginning, keeps you guessing during the middle, and has you on the edge of your seat at the end. Comparisons to Nicholas Winding Refn’s Drive (2011) are inevitable, but Cianfrance’s film doesn’t suffer for it. And your skill set? "He can get his own girl and his own kid. Eva Mendes and Ray Liotta are also good as they both tend to be. I'm going to look in his face when he tries ice cream. All rights reserved. Avery ends up discovering that his own police department is corrupt and must decide whether to expose them or not. It has been a year since they last saw each other and a lot has happened since. However, the photography steers clear of overindulgent, lingering shots of attractive faces. THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES-- 5 STARS. I will not even go into what the third act is about, just because it is better to experience it yourself firsthand. I'm not gonna let you bring us both down. It is focused entirely on Luke’s character and results in several armed bank robberies followed by high-speed pursuits. The Place Beyond the Pines, despite the clumsy title which lacks significance, is a far more enjoyable watch, and a more skilfully crafted work, than the gritty and brutal Blue Valentine. With the fantastic cinematography by Sean Bobbitt and a score that perfectly sets the unsettling tone of the film, The Place Beyond the Pines stands out as one of the better films of the year so far. The Place Beyond the Pines is a crime drama directed by Derek Cianfrance and starring Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Rose Byrne and Ray Liotta. The camera follows behind the bleach blond haired man while he lights up a cigarette and walks to the opposite end of the carnival up to a large tent. I wasn't around my dad and look at the fuckin' way I turned out. Cooper one-ups his much-lauded Silver Linings Playbook appearance, and although he once again finds himself in the therapist’s chair, this is a tonally very different performance, of a potentially less likeable character. Quotes will be submitted for approval by the RT staff. Avery’s appearance heralds a real turning point in the narrative, and as he finds himself caught up in a world of corrupt policing and skewed morality the film becomes less achingly sentimental than the opening 40 minutes. Like every ranter who really knows the old days, they are always right. But then the film pumps its brakes and shifts its focus on the opposite side of the law for the second act. The final segment, a ‘fifteen years later’ flash-forward, threatens to be a simple coda featuring a predictable tête à tête, but actually becomes a much more developed narrative, just as explosive as the earlier story but providing an ideal conclusion. 2012 18+ 2h 20m Independent Movies. Set in Schenectady, New York, over a 20-year period, the film is a riveting drama about fathers and sons, and the ramifications that the actions of one generation can have on the next. Don't tell him about me. Please make your quotes accurate. Got a kid? A quote can be a single line from one character or a memorable dialog between several characters. Posted on April 13, 2013 | Leave a comment. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Robin feels bad that he does not have the amount of work Luke wishes in order to provide for his son. He can get his own girl and his own kid. Sidney Poitier’s 7 Most Memorable Performances, All Harry Potter Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer. If you ride like lightning, you're gonna crash like thunder. Last week Ryan Gosling switched his racecar for a motorcycle to play carnival stuntman Luke Glanton in Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine follow-up The Place Beyond the Pines. It would be easy to mistake The Place Beyond the Pines as a sequel to Drive as this film also stars Ryan Gosling as a stuntman turned getaway driver who is a soft-spoken badass that beats people with hardware tools. Tell him to get his own girl and his own kid. Romina is now dating another guy but the bigger news, as Luke soon discovers, is that she now has a three-month-old boy, and it is his. Very unique. I'm still his father, I can give him stuff. The Place Beyond The Pines 78%. At Any Price A halfway decent film that has its moments. 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The Place Beyond the Pines feels like three separate films, each containing their own set of main characters, yet all remain connected at the same time. Granted, Gosling gave a solid performance himself, but Cooper stood out as a smart cop who is stuck having to make difficult moral decisions. Mendelsohn did not have a particularly huge role yet he still managed to be a memorable character as a goofy and over-friendly mechanic. Despite his poster-boy status, Ryan Gosling doesn’t feature as much as you might think (though the first 30 seconds will be particularly pleasing to some). Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Working as part of the traveling carnival brings Luke to Schenectady, New York where he runs into an old flame, Romina (Eva Mendes). You wanna provide for that kid? When he reaches his bike we finally see his face for the first time, it also features a tattoo. But I am here to tell you that The Place Beyond the Pines is not what you think it is; in more ways than one. The costume, hair and make-up teams have combined to create pleasingly realistic looking characters; Luke may be a badass, but his dress sense is questionable at best, and Eva Mendes is fittingly gaunt for a strung-out mother struggling to make ends meet. Promise me one thing, Ro. You fucked up my son's life, therefore you fucked up my life! The film is a crime epic about how a single split second decision can have life lasting consequences. ( Log Out /  We see Luke Glanton (Ryan Gosling) without his shirt which exposes his fully tattooed body as he flips his butterfly knife back and forth. Good film but a typical sequel. Tell him it's from me. The tripartite structure ensures engagement throughout, and Cianfrance is able to deal with a lot, and well, in 140 minutes. Relative newcomers Emory Cohen and Dane DeHaan (who will next appear as Harry Osborn in Marc Webb’s Amazing Spider-Man sequel), also deliver finely-tuned, promising performances. It would be easy to mistake The Place Beyond the Pines as a sequel to Drive as this film also stars Ryan Gosling as a stuntman turned getaway driver who is a soft-spoken badass that beats people with hardware tools. TRY 30 DAYS FREE. The Place Beyond the Pines. It lures you in with a heart-pounding beginning, keeps you guessing during the middle, and has you on the edge of your seat at the end. So he throws out a wild suggestion that even the thrill-seeking biker has to laugh at, which is to rob a bank. They will call today's movies "over-produced" and "under-performed." This gritty independent crime flick puts Bradley Cooper and Ryan Gosling on opposite sides of the law. I want to do something with him that's his first time. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. One thing that I found particularly interesting is that everything in The Place Beyond the Pines has justification. The Place Beyond the Pines contains of one of the best opening scenes that I have witnessed in some time. That's every man's right.". Ray Liotta’s (GoodFellas) cameo as dodgy-cop-ringleader, however, is painfully two-dimensional, and certainly one of the film’s worst-written roles. It also afforded him, along with Gosling, the opportunity to perform his own stunts. While blazing through a wooded trail on his dirt bike, Luke winds up meeting a mechanic named Robin (Ben Mendelsohn) who offers him a job fixing engines and a place to stay. He explains that he has done it four times in the past with success and knows he can do it again with Luke’s driving skills. However, this is no bad thing, as Luke’s drama is matched by another plot, following ambitious beat cop Avery Cross (Bradley Cooper). That's every man's right. All of the above had to be choreographed and perfectly timed as it happens in one continuous shot, lasting nearly a full three minutes. Still continuing in the same shot, he grabs his jacket, steps out of his trailer and walks through the buzzing sounds and bright flashing lights of carnival rides. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. But I am here to tell you that The Place Beyond the Pines is not what you think it is; in more ways than one. The first act is absolutely heart-pounding. He's my son and I should be around him. Worst Sequels Ever; Rotten Tomatoes Watch List; Venice Fest Scorecard ; Home > The Place Beyond The Pines > Quotes « Movie Details. People are congregated outside and are eager to take his photo as he walks by. Last week Ryan Gosling switched his racecar for a motorcycle to play carnival stuntman Luke Glanton in Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine follow-up The Place Beyond the Pines. Not since Hall and Oates has there been such a team. Not a particularly memorable picture. Every man has that right. A violent confrontation between a motorcycle-riding bank robber and a rookie cop spirals into a tense generational feud. Plenty of movie snobs will say that "they don't make movies like they used to." Copyright © Fandango. Even the corrupt police department hints some of the shady acts are done for the greater good; such as when they plan to use some of the drug evidence from one case to catch drug criminals on another.