TOP FIVE: Manliest Movies Of 2013
3) Out Of The Furnace
It’s a tried and test formula for Manly Movies – a man seeks vengeance when scumbags terminate his kid brother. Director Scott Cooper has mastered the art of subtlety and lets his fine actors put in measured performances. Harrelson puts in a career best, and that’s saying something – you’ll believe he’s a murdering piece of shit. Bale tones it down, equalling his co-star and Affleck may have stolen the show as troubled veteran Rodney, had he been given more screen time.
That’s before you even consider Cooper’s natural direction and heavyweight support actors. But it’s the ending that sends it up to a 9, it has the balls to see its story through. The ending is highly satisfying – a righteous act of mandom!
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