"Lawless" had its Polish premiere at American Film Festival in Wroclaw just recently, but for a week now it's been storming the cinemas. The story is written by Nick Cave, directed by John Hillcoat, with great acting performances of Tom Hardy, Shia LeBoeuf, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Gary Oldman and Guy Pierce. All set in the troubled prohibition times, when booze was illegally pouring in small town and villages, and people became super-rich overnight, but could be killed as easily. The Bondurant Brothers, main protagonists of the film, try to make a decent living by production and retail of self-produced alcohol of high voltage. They're fierce, they're brave and they don't bow before noone. Making profit is not an easy task those days, but although casualties and scars are frequent, they stay strong.
The movie is bloody as it should be, violent and brutal, but very realistic at the same time. It's thrilling, it's fast and has energy and vibe. It's also very very entertaining. Can't wait for the other movie in a similar stylistic - "Gangster Squad" with Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn and Emma Stone.
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