
Joe review: the violence inherent in the system
Cage finally gets away from his shouty, cartoony madmen, but it’s hard to shake the sense that this was laboriously constructed around him as a showcase.

Cage finally gets away from his shouty, cartoony madmen, but it’s hard to shake the sense that this was laboriously constructed around him as a showcase.

Shhh! don’t tell anywhere where you heard all this…

There’s nothing the least bit sentimental here. Nothing flashy or showy in McConaughey’s rough-edged portrait. But there is enormous compassion. (new DVD/VOD US/Can, new cinemas UK)
Nice to see Matthew McConaughey getting away from the Romantic Comedy Anti-Hero Who’s Way More Skeevy Than You Would Expect From Such a Supposedly Sympathetic Character parts…