Joe

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Watched With: Tyler

David Gordon Green abandons his studio comedies and returns to his indie character drama roots. Nicolas Cage is in the title role and Tye Sheridan, who showed impressive chops in Mud last year, is the kid he reluctantly takes under his wing.

It's a world you don't want to spend too much time in. It feels very authentic, probably in large part due to the supporting cast of largely local non-actors who all equip themselves well and add a great deal to the natural feeling of the whole film. 

It's a pretty grim and grimy place these characters inhabit. You don't want to spend too long there and the film is actually a little on the long side. Nice character acting but not something I'd feel the need to revisit any time soon.