The Place beyond the Pines 2012
- Director: Derek Cianfrance
- Based on the book: no
- Cast: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Mahershala Ali, Ben Mendelsohn, Rose Byrne, Ray Liotta, Dane De Haan
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Ryan Gosling – Barbie, First Man, Blade Runner 2049, La La Land, The Nice Guys, Crazy Stupid Love, Drive, Lars and the Real Girl, Half Nelson, The United States of Leland
- Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Joy, American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook, The Words, He’s Just Not That Into You
- Eva Mendes – Once upon a Time in Mexico
- Mahershala Ali – Alita Battle Angel, Green Book, Hidden Figures, The Hunger Games, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Ben Mendelsohn – Ready Player One, Darkest Hour, Rogue One, The Dark Knight Rises, Australia, Vertical Limit
- Ray Liotta - this and that
- Rose Byrne – The X Men, I Give It a Year, 28 Weeks Later, Sunshine, The Dead Girl, Casanova, Star Wars
- Dane De Haan – Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
- Why? A good cast.
- Seen: 20 September 2023
Three stories in one.
Luke (Gosling), a stunt motorcyclist, learns
that his ex (Mendes) has his baby. For no discernible reason she seeks him out
even though she has a new man (Ali) and Luke decides he’s going to take over.
He has no money. He robs banks. He gets caught.
A rookie cop (Cooper) is the one to catch
him, but there are crooked cops on the force and he exposes them.
He becomes states attorney and powerful.
His son meets up with Luke’s son.
It doesn’t work. What a disappointment
from these great actors.
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