 | Watch God's Pocket (2014) online Run time: 88 min Rating: 6.3 Genres: Drama Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christina Hendricks, Richard Jenkins |
| Storyline When Mickey's crazy step-son Leon is killed in a construction 'accident', nobody in the working class neighborhood of God's Pocket is sorry he's gone. Mickey tries to bury the bad news with the body, but when the boy's mother demands the truth, Mickey finds himself stuck in a life-and-death struggle between a body he can't bury, a wife he can't please and a debt he can't pay. Written by I.F.C. Films | |
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| Box Office Opening Weekend: $23,400 (USA) (9 May 2014) Gross: $104,401 (USA) (16 May 2014) | |
God's Pocket has wonderful acting- PS Hoffman and Turturro lead the way- Richard Jenkins, Ed Marsen, Christina Hendricks etc. The plot seems simple at first, very interesting nonetheless, then it really develops into a fantastic story. It's a multi-dimensional film that leaves one wondering and thinking about many different facets of it. It's about as well made as it could possibly be as well. Bottom line it is a brilliant story and it's well directed, acted, edited, filmed etc. I would give it about an 8 out of 10. I give a nine bc it's been dogged by many others. I don't want to give to many spoilers because it's the type of plot that unravels at a nice pace, and it all leads to a terrific conclusion as well.
ReplyDelete"God's Pocket" is an offbeat independent film that's dark and it shows that for many people and in many places life is tough and complex never being what it seems or is meant to be. The now late great Philip Seymour Hoffman is Mickey a tough wise guy on the mean streets of Philadelphia who earns his living with loans and collecting debts. His wife Jeanie(Christina Hendricks)is wise in top size even though she has a wandering eye! To make matters more complex Mickey's stepson Leon is killed one day at work they say an apparent accident that went wrong!? Then to make matters worse this film shows it's dark humor as to bury Leon has became a problem! Overall this film is dark, different and offbeat proving that life is tough and hard and tragic and it shows that many streets and towns are like "God's Pocket" as many people find themselves trapped in a closed up pocket.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this film. It has excellent acting and character development. And there's never a dull moment. Sometimes seeing a dark, depressing, yet sprinkled with humor film uplifts the spirits. Not everyone will be able to appreciate what this film tries to do in its 1970s portrayal of blue collar life. It will be far too creative for many. I saw this film right after A rated Locke and enjoyed this film much more. This film gets bad reviews wherever I look. The popular film types of today get the good reviews, films that don't fit the molds get the bad reviews. It's not a superhero movie or a Disney film. If you want something different that works the mind, see this film.
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