Devil's Knot (2014, Egoyan) S: Witherspoon, Firth --- West Memphis Three
03-10-14, 03:33 PM
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Devil's Knot (2014, Egoyan) S: Witherspoon, Firth --- West Memphis Three
I'm almost positive there was an existing thread on this already, but I can not find it. If someone finds it, I'll merge.
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Devil's Knot is a 2013 biographical crime-drama thriller film directed by Atom Egoyan. The film is based on a true story as told in Mara Leveritt's 2002 book of the same name, concerning three teenagers known as the West Memphis Three, who were convicted for killing three young boys and subsequently sentenced to life in prison. The movie was produced by Paul Harris Boardman, Elizabeth Fowler, Clark Peterson, Richard Saperstein and Christopher Woodrow, and stars Reese Witherspoon, Kevin Durand, Stephen Moyer, Colin Firth, Elias Koteas and Bruce Greenwood. It will be released in U.S. theaters and Video on demand services on May 9, 2014
03-10-14, 05:13 PM
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Re: Devil's Knot (2014, Egoyan) S: Witherspoon, Firth --- West Memphis Three
Last year I watched the three "Paradise Lost" documentaries about this story. Very interesting, and awful to consider how horrible the whole thing is, and what a mess the trial was. Peter Jackson produced another documentary about it, but I haven't seen it yet.
I'll definitely check this out.
I'll definitely check this out.
03-10-14, 05:28 PM
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Re: Devil's Knot (2014, Egoyan) S: Witherspoon, Firth --- West Memphis Three
West of Memphis was actually pretty good. It was like taking all 3 docs and adding some footage not seen from those. I'll definitely give this a watch although we all know what Hollywood can do to even the most factual stories.
05-31-14, 10:03 PM
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Re: Devil's Knot (2014, Egoyan) S: Witherspoon, Firth --- West Memphis Three
Watched this tonight... it was more miss than hit.
The documentaries tell us so much more. This was essentially just a scratch-the-surface film whose main intention was to be melodramatic. Pretty paint by numbers.
I miss the old Atom Egoyan. His attempts at do something more mainstream always falls flat.
The documentaries tell us so much more. This was essentially just a scratch-the-surface film whose main intention was to be melodramatic. Pretty paint by numbers.
I miss the old Atom Egoyan. His attempts at do something more mainstream always falls flat.
06-02-14, 08:57 AM
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06-02-14, 09:55 AM
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Re: Devil's Knot (2014, Egoyan) S: Witherspoon, Firth --- West Memphis Three
... and Exotica. Yea, it seems whenever he tries to do something more mainstream and include bigger name actors, it winds up being a mess (ie. Where The Truth Lies, Chloe, Devils Knot and now The Captive). Even if his later non-mainstream films aren't as good as his earlier works - they're still decent enough (ie. Ararat and Adoration).
06-03-14, 01:08 AM
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Re: Devil's Knot (2014, Egoyan) S: Witherspoon, Firth --- West Memphis Three
After seeing Exotica and Sweet Hereafter in the 90s, I thought this guy was going to be one of my favorite directors.
How times have changed. He's certainly capable of making excellent films, but it's been a while since he has.
How times have changed. He's certainly capable of making excellent films, but it's been a while since he has.
06-04-14, 08:17 AM
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Re: Devil's Knot (2014, Egoyan) S: Witherspoon, Firth --- West Memphis Three
Watched this tonight... it was more miss than hit.
The documentaries tell us so much more. This was essentially just a scratch-the-surface film whose main intention was to be melodramatic. Pretty paint by numbers.
I miss the old Atom Egoyan. His attempts at do something more mainstream always falls flat.
The documentaries tell us so much more. This was essentially just a scratch-the-surface film whose main intention was to be melodramatic. Pretty paint by numbers.
I miss the old Atom Egoyan. His attempts at do something more mainstream always falls flat.
