Meanwhile Forrest hires the waitress Maggie, a woman with a hidden past in Chicago, and they fall in love with each other. Jack courts the preacher's daughter Bertha Minnix and deals a great load of alcoholic liquor with the powerful gangster Floyd Banner. Jack shows off in Franklin attracting the attention of Rakes that finds the location of their distillery.
When he kills the crippled Cricket Pete, the locals join forces to face the corrupt authorities. Three rebellious, bootlegging brothers find the elusive American Dream within their reach, and fight to maintain their grip as powerful urban gangsters reap the rewards of their hard work in this sprawling Great Depression-era crime drama from director John Hillcoat The Road, The Proposition.
At the height of Prohibition, ambitious country boy Jack Bondurant dreams of becoming "Public Enemy 1" while reaping all the benefits that go with the gangster lifestyle. By expanding his family's moon shining business, he plots to launch a vast criminal empire while winning the heart of beautiful Amish girl Bertha. With his older, intimidating brother Howard by his side, Jack has the brawn to get the job done, too. But they need a strong leader to guide them -- a responsibility that falls on their eldest sibling Forrest.
Stoic and stalwart, Forrest is the kind of man who holds his cards close, and places a high value on character. Meanwhile, as the three siblings rise to power while battling treachery on both sides of the law, a mysterious woman named Maggie appears out of nowhere, prompting the thoughtful Forrest to question the true price of his outlaw ways.
In , the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Va. When he kills the crippled Cricket Pete, the locals join forces to face the corrupt authorities. When the law became corrupt, outlaws became heroes. Did you know Edit. Goofs The movie is set in the s, at one point a character is loading a shotgun with plastic shotgun shells, but plastic shells weren't introduced until the s.
During the period of the movie shotgun shells were made of thick paper with a metal bottom for the primer. Quotes Forrest Bondurant : It is not the violence that sets men apart, alright, it is the distance that he is prepared to go. Alternate versions 9 seconds of gory violence were removed for an R rating in the US. The film was released uncut internationally including Canada.
User reviews Review. Top review. Lawless is a typical B-movie in structure. Here is a straightforward plot with a previously known climax and denouement. And the era itself has already been described so many times that it is almost impossible to tell something new. In such cases, only the cast can be of interest. And in this regard, Lawless hits exactly the target. This is a great cast. That Tom Hardy, that Guy Pierce fit perfectly into his roles. An excellent film that critics probably did not like at one time.
This is a purely spectator simple movie. FAQ 2. Is this a true story? Details Edit. In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Rated R for strong grisly violence and language. Jessica Chastain as Maggie. Guy Pearce as Charlie. Shia LaBeouf as Jack. Tom Hardy as Forrest.
Jason Clarke as Howard. Gary Oldman as Floyd. Reviews The violent, the ignorant and the moonshine. Roger Ebert August 29, Now streaming on:.
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