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M9kiApr 29, 2014

What a Gripping movie it dose not disappoint but at times falls below the belt. Nicolas Cage always seems to bring out the best in movies like such as these.

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keemtJan 1, 2016

Really great movie--I would rate it higher if I found more depth in the script instead of the good small-town story it has. Other people say this movie is "hypnotic" and I agree. A good tragedy movie for Netflix binges. On a side note, IReally great movie--I would rate it higher if I found more depth in the script instead of the good small-town story it has. Other people say this movie is "hypnotic" and I agree. A good tragedy movie for Netflix binges. On a side note, I should add that the interrelationships of the characters is really something that rings true to life and seems like a good source of insight to American life.… Expand

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BITESCREENJun 22, 2017

Ex-Häftling Joe (Nicolas Cage) ist hauptberuflicher Baumtöter irgendwo im US-amerikanischen Hinterland. Gegen aufgestaute Aggressionen betrinkt er sich, besucht Prostituierte oder schneidet auch mal Steaks aus ganzen Hirschen. DasEx-Häftling Joe (Nicolas Cage) ist hauptberuflicher Baumtöter irgendwo im US-amerikanischen Hinterland. Gegen aufgestaute Aggressionen betrinkt er sich, besucht Prostituierte oder schneidet auch mal Steaks aus ganzen Hirschen. Das Bodenständige hat jedoch jäh ein Ende, als er den 15-jährigen Gary unter seine Fittiche nimmt, dessen psychopathischer Saufvater Obdachlosen für eine Flasche Wein den Schädel einschlägt – und auch zu Hause gerne austeilt. Da in Joe trotz prolliger Sprüche und gelegentlicher Ausbrüche ein gutes Herz schlägt, greift er ein – mit verheerenden Konsequenzen. Durch einen unsäglichen Untertitel hierzulande als Rache-Thriller vermarktet, ist Joe – Die Rache ist sein in Wirklichkeit ein grimmiges Sozialdrama. David Gordon Greens Film punktet mit charmanten Wortwechseln, wunderschönen Naturaufnahmen und einem ungewohnt charakterstarken Nicolas Cage, während die Haupthandlung leider etwas fragmentiert daherkommt.… Expand

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BigZOct 7, 2014

Nicolas Cage on point once again. I found this movie particularly for the reason that he was the main character. I had no idea what to expect, but the trailers showed promise. I was not disappointed. The angle was more on the drama side thanNicolas Cage on point once again. I found this movie particularly for the reason that he was the main character. I had no idea what to expect, but the trailers showed promise. I was not disappointed. The angle was more on the drama side than action. I was especially impressed with the portrayal of the young teen Gary. There was a razor sharp emotional grip this film had. Seeing Gary's father and family situation seems disturbingly real as though it was live footage of real people as opposed to dramatic actors. Cage helps us step into Joe's life and the conflict within him to lash out at the world and lose control of his anger. Of course it did get pretty extreme and violent. Kind of leaves you thinking, why are so many of these people in this town so messed up? Also begs the question of just how many teens suffer from the same type of thing...probably a lot more than people bother to admit. Low scale and on the slower side. Definitely strong acting though. You get to play around with the thought of whether Joe is really more of a criminal than a good man. I think the end is a sour way to wrap up that enigma but understandable. Worth a watch.… Expand

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ugisupriatnaApr 14, 2014

This film is worth to watch. "Joe" is a real-life story, a emotional drama with nice shot and nice scriptconcept. Cage give his whole best performance on this, can be his best performance this year, a big praised also sent to Sheridan andThis film is worth to watch. "Joe" is a real-life story, a emotional drama with nice shot and nice scriptconcept. Cage give his whole best performance on this, can be his best performance this year, a big praised also sent to Sheridan and Gary Poulter, a fit and impressive ensemble.… Expand

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JamesLApr 21, 2014

I really liked this film. As one person said, it reminded me of Winter's Bone. I agree it is not as good but it was great to see Cage back in action and the story was gritty enough to keep one honest. The ending was not as predictable as II really liked this film. As one person said, it reminded me of Winter's Bone. I agree it is not as good but it was great to see Cage back in action and the story was gritty enough to keep one honest. The ending was not as predictable as I thought. I enjoyed the realism of the poor white country southerners who really do exist. It helped that I was not expecting much and got a lot from this film. This will be in my 2014 top ten.… Expand

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Tss5078Sep 6, 2015

In this remake of a 1970 film by the same name, Nicholas Cage plays Joe, an ex-con and unlikely hero to a fifteen year old boy. The story is called Joe, and you'll figure out why by the end, but to be honest, I saw this film more as a comingIn this remake of a 1970 film by the same name, Nicholas Cage plays Joe, an ex-con and unlikely hero to a fifteen year old boy. The story is called Joe, and you'll figure out why by the end, but to be honest, I saw this film more as a coming of age story, with the majority of the focus on Gary (Tye Sheridan). Gary's family is difficult to say the least, both his parents are drug addicts, and it's up to him to earn a living to support his sister. One day while out in the woods, he comes across Joe, a man who owns a lumber company and persuades him to give him a job. Gary is a hard worker who comes to see his boss as more of a father figure than his own father, and when things get bad, he's turns to Joe for help. Joe is no saint though, as he has his own criminal past and is reluctant to get involved. This is one of these really dark, slow moving dramas, where everything may or may not be important to the story. The real action is spaced out, but when something happens, the intensity is off the charts. This film is very similar to, Winter's Bone, which also had a young lead trying to save her siblings. While Tye Sheridan is not Jennifer Lawrence, his more quiet demeanor makes him more likable in the eyes of the viewer. Sheridan is a kid who came out of nowhere to star in the independent film, Mud, and since then has become known for making these super dark, intense films, where he plays a quiet, reserved character that one can't help but root for. Nicholas Cage is equally as good in a role that is more dramatic than most of things he's done lately. That being said, Cage still has it and together with Sheridan make for one of the most interesting and unique films I've seen all year. The story and even the trailer seem to be a little dull, most people will look at this film and see it as too slow and dramatic, and at first, I thought so too, but as the film progresses it just gets better and better, ascending to the level of a must see movie.… Expand

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SkimanApr 17, 2014

This was a great movie. A very hard story. Emotional. You get caught up in the story and the characters. Joe and Gary are true friends. Cage was fantastic. The movie had me so pulled in and would not let me go. The actor who play G-DawgThis was a great movie. A very hard story. Emotional. You get caught up in the story and the characters. Joe and Gary are true friends. Cage was fantastic. The movie had me so pulled in and would not let me go. The actor who play G-Dawg was a real homeless man. He passed away on the streets of Austin. Truly sad. He also was amazing.… Expand

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loudrossMar 10, 2015

Joe is a surprisingly good movie, considering Nicolas Cage's recent run a TERRIBLE movies. The acting keeps you gripped and entertained throughout and will also keep you watching.

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RoachramirezJun 20, 2014

Viendo esta pelicula descubri que nicolas gage a si es como deve de escojer sus personajes todabia tiene esa forma de actuar de jo9ven que lo hizo uno de los mejores. es una pelicula muy buena si te gusta el drama coon poco de accion. siViendo esta pelicula descubri que nicolas gage a si es como deve de escojer sus personajes todabia tiene esa forma de actuar de jo9ven que lo hizo uno de los mejores. es una pelicula muy buena si te gusta el drama coon poco de accion. si hay partes donde jhablan mucho pero no es aburrida te mantiene entretenido.… Expand

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ismacinefiloApr 25, 2014

Joe is a film that breaks the heart, awesome performances, Nicolas Cage was so good at the movie and the new boy, Tye Sheridan is a promess to hollywood. It's a little slowly but exhilarating. I love it.

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DawdlingPoetNov 25, 2021

This is a drama film which features themes including beating, alcoholism and father to son relationships. Joe is shown to be a fairly well regarded handyman type character from reasonably early on in the film. Some of the other characters areThis is a drama film which features themes including beating, alcoholism and father to son relationships. Joe is shown to be a fairly well regarded handyman type character from reasonably early on in the film. Some of the other characters are shown to be blaggers and the general tone of the film, in terms of setting and peoples circumstances for the most part, is somewhat bleak and gritty. It is quite a dark film in general, so don't be expecting an easy and joyful watch but hopefully you wouldn't expect that anyway.

The setting is very much deep south America - with characters having distinctive southern 'drawl' type dialects. I felt the plot pace was a little unnecessarily slow, with me wondering when things may speed up a bit or otherwise the direction become a bit clearer but it does do that after a while. I felt it did well at putting across a quite unsettling, tense and eery atmosphere - I felt that some of the characters seemed quite volatile and I was unsure when they may potentially snap. It seemed like one of those films in which the viewer tries to get under the various characters skins, wondering what peoples backgrounds may be and so on. It also seemed a bit of a parable of adolescence, to an extent. I think it'd be fair to say that there's a degree of reliance and expectation from both of the main characters towards the other - that is, Joe and Gary. There is a definite palpable silence present at times, one which you can almost imagine cutting with a knife, as the saying goes.

Cast wise, Nicholas Cage plays the titular character, Joe. This, in my opinion of course, is one of his better more recent roles - he's had a series of films which have flopped in terms of takings I believe and in terms of general reaction by critics and audiences but I felt he was a good pick to play the somewhat rag-tag local handyman type guy. He seems quite apathetic towards others and yet content in himself, to be living a bedraggled existence. Meanwhile, Tye Sheridan plays Gary - I thought he played his role very well too. He is shown to be quite strongly defiant and keen to do whats necessary to help improve himself. At times he can seem quite naive and juvenile but not all the time. Other cast members include Ronnie Gene Blevins as Willie-Russell and Adriene Mishler as Connie.

Content wise, the film contains sex scenes and some sex references, plus some moderate violence, mostly quite bloody. There is an instance of dog fighting, with blood shown on one of them later. There is strong language and various characters are shown drinking alcohol, with Gary's dad being an alcoholic. The film has been given a 15 rating due to this.

I felt it featured a reasonably good use of background or incidental music, which helped add to the tension and eeriness present in some of the scenes. It didn't interfere with following the main dialogue, as some people have (I believed) complained about being the case on TV shows and the like nowadays - I think some new-ish TVs have issues with distinguishing different sound levels but I mostly liked how the background music added to the unsettling sense and tension present at various points in the film.

This is a rather sobering watch - I found myself trying to analyse what exactly we're meant, as viewers, to take away from it. I did feel sorry for Gary, being lumbered with his unpleasant alcoholic father and on ocassion for Joe but not to the same extent but I can't say I felt entirely at the edge of my seat type worried about what may or may not happen to them. It has quite a rural setting, its bleak and gritty in terms of themes and the like, not a 'nice little Hollywood type of a father and son pair up and rule the world' sort of a film, if you know what I mean but its not gritty in terms of it being urban. Still, thats probably beside the point. I thought the characters were just about sufficiently interesting and it was quite tense and, of course, gritty but it could probably have been a bit better, if the script were tweaked a bit as I couldn't help but feel like it seemed to lose its direction. Having said that, I watched it through to the end and I didn't feel entirely prone to giving up and switching to a TV channel, so its not great but its not awful either.

As I say, this is a reasonably watchable film - its got a decent performance from Cage (which can be hard to come by these days - The Wicker Man remake anyone? ugh!) and I thought it was tense and gritty, although it is very much grim in tone and it does suffer from seeming a little directionless at times. I thought it made good use of background music but it could probably have been better if the script were adjusted a bit. I'm not sure I'd especially recommend it, although if it sounds of interest to you and its shown on TV then its probably worth a watch but if it'd cost much money to see, I imagine there are probably better alternatives around.… Expand

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DogeGamer2015Jan 10, 2021

La actuación de Nicolas Cage es perfecta para acompañar el tono depresivo de la película.

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Gamzguy17Aug 21, 2021

A ruthless Southern tale told with exquisite direction by Green, coupled with perhaps Cage's best performance, "Joe" is never afraid to be explicit and smartly uses its brutality to cleanse the filth of its character development and tell anA ruthless Southern tale told with exquisite direction by Green, coupled with perhaps Cage's best performance, "Joe" is never afraid to be explicit and smartly uses its brutality to cleanse the filth of its character development and tell an emotional story from beginning to end.… Expand

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