617919, I went in expecting to roll my eyes for 90 minutes Posted by IkeMoses, Thu Jul-12-12 04:50 AM
at the noble savagery.
I did that for about 10 minutes.
This film escaped its thematic immaturity by being utterly gorgeous and unmistakably human.
The dynamic between Hushpuppy and Wink was devastating at times.
I fucking cried at the end. Maybe I was just tired or some shit, but I've never cried in a movie theater in my life. Well worth the embarrassment, though.
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