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Chrystal (2004)

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User Rating: 6.3/10 (816 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Ray McKinnon
Writer:
Ray McKinnon (written by)
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
Life is hard. Love is simple.
Plot:
Sixteen years after the accident that claimed his son's life and permanently injured his wife, a man returns to his home in search of redemption. | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
An example of what movies can be at their best more

Cast

 (Credited cast)

Billy Bob Thornton ... Joe
Lisa Blount ... Chrystal

Ray McKinnon ... Snake

Harry J. Lennix ... Kalid (as Harry Lennix)

Walton Goggins ... Larry (as Walt Goggins)

Grace Zabriskie ... Gladys

Johnny Galecki ... Barry

Colin Fickes ... Hog
Max Kasch ... Shorty

James Intveld ... Charlie Cato

Kathryn Howell ... Miss Mabel

Harry Dean Stanton ... Pa Da
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Ed Corbin ... Ned
Eddie King ... Roamer
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality, nudity, drug content, violence and language.
Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color | Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R
Filming Locations:
Arkansas, USA more
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12 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
An example of what movies can be at their best, 16 April 2005
10/10
Author: gandestx from United States

The story is of doomed lovers, but the story is just part of what this movie is about.

The characters are gounded in a vanishing hill culture of the rural south, and much of what they say, do, and are derives from that culture. Condemned to act their roles, they move toward an inevitable climax while the viewer hopes for another resolution.

The performances are stellar. There are sections of dialogue that will haunt you and make you think. This movie is a deeply reverential evocation of a vanishing way of life. Sometimes it is caricature (Snake), but it is always true at an emotional level. I have to think the author was inspired by Donald Harington's novels of Staymore.

One of the finest movies in a long, long, time.

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