Out of the Furnace

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• “The first act is way too long, and fails in its only task, which is to let the viewer empathize with the Bale and Affleck's characters.”

  arrivist · Metacritic ↗

• “the plot was a bit slow to build, with the first half an hour or so being a somewhat depressing-ly bleak view of the”

  DawdlingPoet · Metacritic ↗

• “The first act where a series of events takes places and the maker is checking the temperature of the water, is depicted with mesmerizing chemistry and notions that makes it flow fluently and gives it the apt boost one always anticipates for.”

  amheretojudge · Metacritic ↗

• “The film has excellent buildup and halfway through, you can't wait to see how it ends.”

  DCEdmonds · Metacritic ↗

• “The second half just can't keep the film's fast start as it slows down a great deal and becomes far less interesting.”

  DCEdmonds · Metacritic ↗

• “The ending was also very underwhelming and the last 30 minutes or so are extremely straightforward. The endgame just sort of ... happens. Very little payoff despite a great setup.”

  DCEdmonds · Metacritic ↗