Mud

Everyone’s talking about Matthew McConaughey in this. How good he is. What a revelation it is. But McConaughey has always been a good actor. His problem is his project choices have, for the most part, been lazy. He did too many rom-coms in too short of a time-span and he cheapened his brand. It’s his own fault. And while it’s true he is really good in this, the real revelation is the two kids played by Tye Sheridan and Jacob Lofland. It’s THEIR movie and there’s almost never a false note from either of these guys. What helps, too, is the script is so perfectly structured, you could practically set your watch to it. This is the movie Beasts of the Southern Wild could have been. Recommended.