Mudbound (2017)

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Greetings from Lithuania.Watching "Mudbound" (2017) is like reading a great novel - it sucks you in and like a great novel never lets you out until the last page. "Mudbound" (2017) is a superb movie.Directing was superb. acting was more then solid - it was just outstanding by simply everyone involved. But the real thing for which this movie is not to be missed out is the story and the screenplay. Its a very plausible, realistic, absorbing, touching and deep story that i have no doubt has happen thousands of times before, unfortunately. Overall, while "Mudbound" isn't a perfect movie, its running time 2 h 10 min run like a minute for me. Great craftsmanship, amazing acting and superb story superbly written, this is one of the best movies of 2017. Great movie.

Slow burner for first half of film, but really grabs your attention in the second half.Which coincides with the two excellent young male leads Hedlund and Mitchell dominating the screen time

I refused to watch this movie for some time. It seemed too political and as a cinephile, I didn't want the indoctrination -- I get enough of that reading the papers. Brain-washing, after all, is a young man's game.Once I realized the star of Mudbound was Carey Mulligan, I was obligated to at the very least, give it a cursory view. I owe her for Never Let Me Go, and am currently watching with more than just a little disappointment, Collateral, a British miniseries for the same reason. Yet, one of the movies I will ever cherish is Carey Mulligan's Never Let Me Go. That is why we watch the stuff Hollywood foists upon us, to feel something, to understand something about our lives, about ourselves. Never Let Me Go took me, and it never let me go.Carey Mulligan gets at least a glance from me, for whatever, and for however long, and in this, she is worth the look. Her face says everything and her reading of the character tells you about her and the character.Yet, she didn't need me. This film is excellent. In my opinion, it should have won the 2017 Best Film Oscar. It's sad and sweet, and at the risk of sounding like a take-out food menu, it is more than a little sour, for it illuminates what happens to people who are good with no options, and those who could do much better if not for societal restrictions. It is about life, and the way we live it -- how we have no other option but to compromise between what we believe in and know is right, and what we realize what will give us one more day.It is not something I will ever forget.With this, and the afore mentioned film, Carey owns me. At least, I will always watch her stuff. And, I will not be so kind to Collateral.Yet, if you are given the opportunity to watch this, ignore the hype. It is not about oppression and the trickling sorrow of slavery's injustice, although that is surely there. It is about family, hope, friendship, and love -- just as all great movies are.

I can't help but think that Mudbound did not return from The Academy Awards with a few Oscars just because The Academy's sensibility to African Americans was long gone (12 Years a Slave, Moonlight etc.). They decided to aim for films that are concerned with the problems of the white people - once again - as we see with Call Me By Your Name. I'd argue that along with Dunkirk and Shape of Water, Mudbound was a frontrunner for both Best Picture and Best Director as well as for Best Supporting Actress with Mary J. Blige's stellar performance.Mudbound features a great cast, the portrayal of the characters are amazing. The way the story is told through different layers combines with these amazing performances and establishes the film as one of the best pictures of the last year.I especially believe that Garrett Hedlund, Rob Morgan and Jason Mitchell's performances were heavily undermined by the critics.