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The Mustang

2019

Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre

Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell, Bruce Dern, Connie Britton ...

6.2

1,543

Drama "The Mustang" tells the story of Roman Coleman, a violent convict, who is given the chance to participate in a rehabilitation therapy program involving the training of wild mustangs.

	Media	Author	Review
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	"It’s a touching and original piece of bare-bones sentimental humanism, and Schoenaerts is terrific in it (...) You will not, I promise, predict the final shot, and it’s a beauty"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"A striking debut — and a tender exploration of male rage (...) [It] marks the birth of an exceptional new filmmaker (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"A bedrock-solid performance by Matthias Schoenaerts is central to this humanist film, which is rooted in the belief that even broken people can grow."
		Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"Whatever language he works in, Schoenaerts is a singular talent who can convincingly convey danger and menace as naturally as he breathes."
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"This is a short but patient film that’s filled with evocative imagery and always fully invested in the moment at hand"
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"[It] is evidence of how new life can be breathed into clichéd concepts with the right focus on character and setting, and trust in your performers."
		Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"'Mustang''s tone can come off as too hard-baked, a minor-key study in tortured masculinity; but the cracks that it shows are worth waiting for."
		Gregory Ellwood The Playlist	"Schoenaerts and his co-stars are obviously committed, often giving their characters more depth and realism than the page suggests (...) [The script] is fairly pedestrian (...) The execution simply falls short"
		Perri Nemiroff Collider	"It’s emotionally spellbinding from the moment Roman meets Marcus (...) 'The Mustang' is an extremely well directed movie, and a wildly impressive feature debut."
		Dan Mecca The Film Stage	"There’s a reason these type of bonds work so well on screen. There’s an understanding, a softness that’s hard not to elicit emotion from the viewer."
		Wendy Ide The Guardian	"Performances are strong (...) What’s particularly striking is an inventive sound design that tunes us in and out of the blood-pounding fury in Roman’s head (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Tim Robey Telegraph	"'The Mustang' could have held more surprises, but as a landscape study – 'Prison, with horses' – it’s ruggedly stunning (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Demetrios Matheou London Evening Standard	"This might be the most humane addition to the [prison drama] genre since 'The Shawshank Redemption' (...) It’s visually impressive (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Donald Clarke Irish Times	"The expected beats are struck with such commitment that it proves hard to resist (...) The performances are excellent throughout (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Paul Whitington Irish Independent	"What 'The Mustang' has in spades is sincerity, and a director good enough to wring the beauty out of a necessarily grim tale (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Brian Lloyd entertainment.ie	"A soulful, poetic examination of freedom and imprisonment (...) The cinematography by Ruben Impens captures the wild beauty of Nevada (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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