Winter's Bone

I know many of you probably haven't even heard of this movie. It is a small independent film that did very well at Sundance. I watched this movie a couple days ago as a refresher. I saw it when it first came out in August not expecting it to get and Oscar recognition. And here it is with four nominations. When I saw it the first time, I wasn't really excited by it at all. I was pretty indifferent about it, actually. This time around, it still didn't really excite me, but I could appreciate it more. It is about a girl's search for her father in order to keep her home. The biggest thing I can say about this movie is that it has SO MUCH character. Every single one of the actors just looked so real and so unique. It was like they really were those people. I was thoroughly impressed. This is a testament to the acting, but also the makeup and costume people. Just looking at these people just gave me the creeps and made me think that they weren't good people. The acting really was great in this movie. Jennifer Lawrence was very convincing, and I was extremely impressed by John Hawkes. Very good nominations. The first time I watched it, I didn't really notice him as much, but this time I did. The story is kind of slow moving, and there are quite a few characters to keep track of. So, it's not my favorite, at all. I can always tell something isn't that good when I don't really know what to say about it.