Running into Michael Shannon

Rating: 7/10 (23 October 2010)

Michael Shannon is really great in this. He's really out there and almost steals the movie from our two leads (played by Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning). I had no idea who they were playing or what the movie was about (having seen it at a Sneak Preview and generally avoiding reading too much beforehand).
It's about growing up, about the music business, with very good performances. Though you might find it difficult to watch Dakota in a role like this, if you are used to see her as a kid. Well she's on the verge of becoming an adult and that plays into the role too of course. Kristen playing a sort of anchor in the movie. It is not a perfect movie, but it has many things going for it (the actors for one)!