
Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas, these brothers discover the lengths to which each will go to protect their family.... (Full plot summary below)
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Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas, these brothers discover the lengths to which each will go to protect their family.
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| Kansas City StarRobert W. ButlerThis low-key yarn about lowbrow men isn't for everyone. But whatever its faults and limitations, Shotgun Stories casts a spell unlike any other movie we've seen in ages. |
| The Stranger (Seattle, WA)Annie WagnerSlowness drags the score into repetitive motifs that never seem to speed or slow and locks the dialogue into an occasionally artificial-sounding gravity. |
| Seanax.comSean AxmakerNichols' original take on classic themes of vengeance and retribution is dropped into a world of real people struggling with the real problems of making a living, taking responsibility for families and dealing with the betrayals of the past. |
| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePhilip Martin... a simple human story with the archetypal power of Greek myth. It feels like an American classic. |
| Time OutDavid FearLike his fellow Mason-Dixon minimalist David Gordon Green (the film's producer), [director] Nichols favors mood and ellipses over momentum and explanations, which gives this contemporary Hatfields-versus-McCoys narrative a beguiling, drifting atmosphere. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerBrilliantly acted, superbly directed and beautifully shot, this is a gripping drama that really gets under your skin and marks writer-director Jeff Nichols out as a talent to watch. |
| VarietyEddie CockrellThesping is pitch-perfect across the board. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonThis promising debut feature is remarkable for its use of inaction, the threats, standoffs, aborted shoving matches, but very little actual violence. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsBob StraussIt's clearly a labor of love and no doubt true to some regional ways and attitudes. But jeez, it's self-parodic, and all the more so for taking place in some uncharted corner of Dixie where nobody has the slightest sense of humor. |
| Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoBreathtaking and stands out from the herd. |