Get Low Review

Release Date: July 30 Director: Aaron Schneider Writers: Chris Provenzano, C. Gaby Mitchell Cinematographer: David Boyd Starring: Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray, Lucas Black Studio: Sony Pictures Classics A forgettable fable Get Low, a glacially-paced portrait of real-life Southern boogeyman Felix “Bush” Breazeale, does little to broaden the scope of American mythology set to celluloid. Robert Duvall stars as the woods-secluded protagonist, who stages a funeral for himself before he’s dead, inviting anyone who’s willing to recount one of the fantastical, widely-told yarns about his life. Even with this rich premise, Get Low’s linear narrative is far too bare-bones...  read more