Mud

2012 coming-of-age film by Jeff Nichols.
==First watch (May 13th 2013)==
===Format===
Sheffield Cineworld, with Mum (although she was asleep for some of it).
===Journal===
Mum wanted to get out the house while it was being sprayed for carpet beetles, so I looked up films at Showroom and thought this one looked like the sort of film I enjoy, and it had great reviews, so we went.
It was well put together, with good music and some pretty nice cinematography, but it was plagued by clichés. From the get-go I was unimpressed by the macho swearing kid, in particular. It seemed liked the director knew what was supposed to go in the film he was trying to make, but didn't know why. But it had a strong and interesting theme at its heart, which was well executed in the end, I thought. So, all in all, a bit formulaic, and maybe a bit boring, but plenty to praise as well.
===Rating===
1
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Category:Coming-of-age films
Category:American films
Category:2010s films
Category:Films watched in 2013
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