Another trip to the Redbox last night yielded quite an exciting discovery. After hearing a lot of great things about Winter's Bone, I decided to finally check it out. Winter's Bone was the 2010 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner. Jennifer Lawrence plays Ree Dolly, a 17 year old who is desperately trying to keep her family together, taking care of her sick mother and two younger siblings all on her own. Her father has recently gone missing after drug charges were brought against him for cooking crystal meth. Ree is informed by the local sheriff that her father put their family house and land up for collateral to post bond, and if he doesn't show up for his trial, Ree and her family face being evicted and losing everything.
Throughout the movie, we find that the town's people have more acceptance for backwoods justice then the law and are more concerned with protecting their own seedy interests then helping Ree find her father. Through the use of suspenseful storytelling and the dreary wintered settings of the rural Ozark woods, Winter's Bone is a film that rattles the senses and constantly keeps you on edge.
This film is truly worthy of the praise it has received. In a blah year for movies, Winter's Bone was truly a site for sore eyes. Easily one of the best movies of 2010, I fully expect this film to be a Best Picture Oscar nominee, and Jennifer Lawrence to be one of the Best Actress favorites come next February. (****Stars)
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