Get Low

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Watched With: Jordan

This was a quaint little drama set in the ol' west. Well 1930's Tennessee.

The synopsis, an old man wants to buy his own funeral so he can invite everyone and confess his past misdeeds, sounds like a real downer. Especially with a title like that. But it is surprisingly humorous throughout, the cast of Bill Murray should have been a give-away.

The soundtrack had some awesome 30's tunes in it. The production design and lighting was really great too. And the actors were all fantastic.

Even though the story was a little slow the characters were always engaging and the drama works. This is really Robert Duvall's show, he's a closed up character and one that everyone has heard stories about. You get to know his reputation before you get to know him, and even then he still seems to have a few tricks up his sleeve. It's fascinating to watch and when he does finally open up at the end it makes a nice climax.

It's a simple little film, slow and steady with enough humour to see you through the drama and some great characters.