The Place Beyond the Pines (15)

A must "not" see... Completely boring about a third of the people watching left early

my rating would be higher but as i left half an hour before the end because i was bored i am giving one star only, there were some good bits of the movie but it was very slow and didnt care by the time i left. dont understand why it gets a four star rating for m the critics .

For a film that is now in its third weekend the viewing I was at yesterday afternoon was very full and probably had as many people in it as the Iron Man 3 viewing I was at just before. I imagine many will have left as disappointed as I was at the film. In many ways I agree with Scrumpyjack's view. It starts well, in places very well but after Act 1 goes downhill fast. The police corruption story is dull and has been done better before and the third act would have been better to have been left out. It is a 4 star opening act followed by a 3 then a 2 star final act. I expected more and was disappointed. A poor 3 star film could and should have been better.

ms - yes, it reminded me of the equally toe curling GRAND TORINO which critic's haled despite a pathetic performance from the lead boy (who, hopefully, we will never see again) and (sad to say) caricatue Clint. ..but at least it didn't have the pathetic Cullum type guff over the credits!

agree with scrumpy jack's comment I dont know why this film is getting such good reviews. The switch in the middle of the film isnt clever and just very annoying... film is unnecessarily long... the actor that plays the policeman's son - arggggh. frustrating watch to be honest. first half is gorgeous- in the acting and cinematography, it just got too ambitious. id say more but dont want to spoil it for anyone.

Yes, a really enjoyable film and night out seeing the story unpack over three acts, still thinking about the film a few days on and enjoying the music score online. Lots of lovely cinematic scenes and moments in the film that move you uncertainly to an unpredictable ending. A modern morality story that gives a new spin of 'Sins of the Father' - a must see

Never mind the son (agreed, dreadful), it's COOPER who is exposed! Taught, pacey, good looking first hour gives way to ITV 1 type Monday night fare..........AND I HATE ITV 1 MONDAY NIGHT FARE! 4/10

Dull, overly-ambitious, underwhelming, in love with itself for no good reason, interminable drama. A number of own goals and missed opportunities - why the fifteen year gap? It felt that that story would have been far more interesting than anything that came before or after. No idea why Cianfrance's considered such a talent, his characters rarely have any kind of depth or redeeming feature; there's no emotional nuance, nothing to latch on to and no one to care about. Grainy photography, unsympathetic working class folk and the odd bit of casual violence do not a great director, make. It feels like a posh kid playing at being working class. And if he is from the type of background that this film mostly depicts then he has the emotional intelligence of a clown fish. Actually, that stand regardless of his background. On the plus side, the guy that played Bradley Cooper's dad was great, though woefully under used. But AJ? What a truly baffling performance. I get that he was rebelling against his neglectful dad, but he was still dreadfully acted.

Earnest, sometimes ponderous drama. The first section is the most interesting. Although not an action film, the action sequences are filmed superbly.

Good film, well acted and enjoyable. The reviewer was correct re the actor playing the son AJ - he was dreadful.