Immediate and visceral, Mudbound boasts powerful, and devastating, contemporary relevance.
In its own earnest way, it is very moving. Acts of decency and heroism register all the more strongly here because they take place against such a grim backcloth.
Dee Rees’s rich, absorbing story set in post-first-world-war Mississippi and based on Hillary Jordan’s novel is beautifully directed and performed.
With great performances across the board and a socially relevant story, Mudbound will resonate long after the credits roll.
A slow and brutal burn, but worth it for the devastating finale.
Mudbound is at once sweeping epic and granular character study.
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