Galveston

"Hell is real"

2018 1h 31m EN

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 564

Thriller

Synopsis

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After a violent encounter, Roy finds Rocky and sees something in her eyes that prompts a fateful decision. He takes her with him as he flees to Galveston, an action as ill-advised as it is inescapable.

“Hell is real”

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Cast

Ben Foster
Roy Cady
Elle Fanning
Rocky
Beau Bridges
Stan Ptitko
Lili Reinhart
Older Tiffany
Adepero Oduye
Loraine
Robert Aramayo
Tray
María Valverde
Carmen
C.K. McFarland
Nancy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mélanie Laurent
Writers: Nic Pizzolatto
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mélanie Laurent, shot by Arnaud Potier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marc Chouarain. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Guerric Catala shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ben Foster and Elle Fanning and Beau Bridges carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Hell is real".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2315596 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mélanie Laurent directs. Arnaud Potier behind the camera. Marc Chouarain scores. Guerric Catala cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 8 years ago.
2Directed by Mélanie Laurent, shot by Arnaud Potier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Marc Chouarain. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Guerric Catala shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ben Foster and Elle Fanning and Beau Bridges carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Hell is real".
7IMDB entry: tt2315596 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 36 themes, including "based on novel or book", "escape", "hitman", "hurricane".

The technical file

Cinematography: Arnaud Potier
Original score: Marc Chouarain
Editing: Guerric Catala
Production design: Lisa Myers
Costume design: Lynette Meyer
Makeup / hair: Sarah Lawless Emmett
Sound: Roland Vajs
Stunt coordinator: G. Peter King
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Galveston (2018)

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Gimly2019-01-20
★ 5/10
Maybe more tried than true, but Galvestone is fine. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
tmdb440066252019-03-09
★ 5/10
Galveston has some very strong moments but it's slow pace and uneventful plot make for an experience that flip flops between gripping crime thriller and tedious melodrama. Mélanie Laurent shows that she can have a great future as a director if she can just overcome the tendency to present clichés as self-serious original storytelling. Ben Foster and Elle Fanning are good as always, even when their characters don't have a whole lot to do.