This movie surprised me a little bit. While I was expecting Gosling's character to be fairly badass (which it was,) I was not expecting the curve ball that was thrown into the movie. As a result of this, the time scales changed, along with the focus of the plot. You really end up finishing quite a different movie than the one you thought you had started. It has an epic appeal in that sense (the running time is pretty long.) Despite this, the ending is fairly typical and wraps up the tension of the movie in a standard fashion. I appreciated this movie because it explored complex relationships, broken dreams and listless youth. It was well cast and I would recommend it.
Review of The Place Beyond the Pines
