Movie #302 "Slaughter Rule" was kind of a disappointment, since it was starring Ryan Gosling and David Morse, two of my very favorite actors. And I DID enjoy their performances, very honest and gritty, but anyone following my blog knows how I don't really get into sports movies, esp. ones with a lot depending on the sport itself. And this one did. The players were either playing football, drinking, fighting, or having sex with the young girls in the film (one of which was Amy Adams, whom you hardly see, but who gets top billing for all the other girls). I guess Gosling's actions are the consequences of the death of his father, and the lack of interest of his mother. But one can only wonder why Morse acts the way he does ---- the script is weak, but these two guys still make these characters so layered that they are compelling to watch. But that isn't enough for a movie to recommend. So unless you, like me, like these two, you don't need to see this movie. It's just ok.
DONNA's rating: 3.0 stars
Average of 20,743 ratings: 2.8 stars
The Slaughter Rule
2002R116 minutes
A dreary Montana winter teaches teenager Roy (Ryan Gosling) how to be a man. First, he loses his father, a possible suicide; then he's cut from his high school football team. So when Gid (David Morse), a pariah in his own hometown, suggests that Roy play for his six-man team, Roy has nothing to lose -- or so he thinks. But all too soon, Roy is overwhelmed by his love for an older woman (Clea Duvall) and pressure from the brusque-but-paternal Gid.
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