General Discussion Galveston (2018)

[Carl David]

Title: Galveston (2018)

Tagline: Hell is real

Genre: Thriller

Director: Mélanie Laurent

Cast: Ben Foster, Elle Fanning, Beau Bridges, Lili Reinhart, Adepero Oduye, Robert Aramayo, María Valverde, C.K. McFarland, Michael Ray Escamilla, Jeffrey Grover, Rob Steinberg, Jimmie Lee Sessoms, Sean Von Buseck, Don A. King, Michael John Lane, Rhonda Johnson Dents, Heidi Lewandowski, Jorge Longoria, Nounoumanou Malam Annou, Philip Fornah, Niko Nedyalkov, Tuesday Beebe, Anniston Price, Tinsley Price, G. Peter King, Christopher Amitrano, Mark Hicks, Jeffrey Grover, Jamal Akakpo, Samantha Bell, Lauran Foster, Shay Mack

Release: 2018-10-10

Runtime: 91

Plot: After a violent encounter, Roy finds Rocky and sees something in her eyes that prompts a fateful decision. He takes her with him as he flees to Galveston, an action as ill-advised as it is inescapable.

Thought this was a well made movie.

Written by Nic Pizzolatto of True Detective fame it is similar to that series in the way it takes you into a dark underbelly of modern America.

By no means family fun but the characters are intelligent and brought to life very effectively by the cast who are all extremely competent.

The movie never feels predictable and it manages to keep the viewer engaged.

Was not expecting it to end how it did which can only be a good thing if you are somewhat surprised a conventional finish to a movie is avoided.

A solid 3 out of 5.

Definitely worth a watch.

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