Scott Cooper's slow burning, prosaic working class crime drama, Out Of The Furnace, his second feature after Crazy Heart, is a masterpiece, one of the finest of this year. Christian Bale yet again proves why he's the most versatile Hollywood actor among his peers, Casey Affleck is uncharacteristically intense and the supporting cast of Willem Dafoe and Forest Whitaker are dependable as usual. Woody Harrelson, as a volatile fanatic reveling in violence, delivers the most stunning performance of his life after Natural Born Killers. Emotionally overpowering, spurred by striking images captured by DOP Masanobu Takayanagi and the soulful score of Dickon Hinchliffe.
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