I'm not typically a Cage fan, but he's great when he's great. In Joe, he is great.
Tye Sheridan. Wow, keep your eyes peeled. This kid is the real deal. Joe is his third film of, no doubt, many to come. You may have seen him in Mud (also stellar), and Tree of Life (again, stellar).
I'm so pleased for David Gordon Green to come back to his Southern American Small Town thing after a strange journey through Franco/Rogen stoner comedies.
If you caught Prince Avalanche, Joe capitalizes on the best part of that film here. That being, the one scene with the non-actor woman looking through the charred remains of her home. Joe is full of wonderful casting choices made up of non-actors.
I'm so pleased that it seems Green is back where he left off with Undertow, which I though was a phenomenal film.
Joe is about the friendship between a 15 yr old boy from an alcoholic/abusive home who works on a tree killing crew for an ex-con with a violent past.
Joe's intense and quiet and brooding, and has a punch you in the guts kinda vibe overall. I loved it.
4.5/5