
A mysterious and mythical motorcycle racer, Luke, (Ryan Gosling) drives out of a traveling carnival globe of death and whizzes through the backstreets of Schenectady, New York, desperately trying to connect with a former lover, Romina, (Eva Mendes) who recently and secretly gave birth to the stunt rider's son. In an attempt to provide for his new family, Luke quits the carnival life and commits a series of bank robberies aided by his superior riding ability. The stakes rise a... (Full plot summary below)
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A mysterious and mythical motorcycle racer, Luke, (Ryan Gosling) drives out of a traveling carnival globe of death and whizzes through the backstreets of Schenectady, New York, desperately trying to connect with a former lover, Romina, (Eva Mendes) who recently and secretly gave birth to the stunt rider's son. In an attempt to provide for his new family, Luke quits the carnival life and commits a series of bank robberies aided by his superior riding ability. The stakes rise as Luke is put on a collision course with an ambitious police officer, Avery Cross, (Bradley Cooper) looking to quickly move up the ranks in a police department riddled with corruption. The sweeping drama unfolds over fifteen years as the sins of the past haunt the present days lives of two high school boys wrestling with the legacy they've inherited. The only refuge is found in the place beyond the pines.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperThe music, the cinematography, the acting choices, the daring plot leaps — not a single element is timid or safe...The Place Beyond the Pines earns every second of its 140-minute running time. |
| ObserverRex ReedI think you’ll find it as fresh, original and breathlessly exciting as I did. |
| The PlaylistKevin JagernauthA brilliant, towering picture, The Place Beyond The Pines is a cinematic accomplishment of extraordinary grace and insight. |
| We Got This CoveredJeremy LebensDerek Cianfrance's The Place Beyond the Pines is an epic film that towers high above the rest as the very best film of 2013. |
| The AristocratAdam RossBleak, raw, epic and vibrating with energy, Pines is a film to haunt your dreams, and, so far, the best thing I've seen in a cinema in 2013. |
| Sky CinemaRob DanielCianfrance places himself alongside Paul Thomas Anderson, Robert Altman and other masters of storytelling on a grand scale. |
| Digital SpyEmma DibdinThe Place Beyond the Pines is one of the most ambitious and accomplished films of the year, a sweeping, searing family drama that packs a devastating emotional punch. |
| Movie TalkJason BestTerrifically captivating, whether delivering breathless action, knuckle-whitening suspense or moments of quiet intimacy. |
| Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallIt's a story languorously told in three chapters, the first two in the late 1980s and the third 15 years later. Each could be a movie unto themselves. Together they prove Cianfrance to be an effectively unobtrusive storyteller, crafting without artifice what book critics would call a page turner. |
| IndiewireEric KohnThat the movie succeeds both as a high-stakes crime thriller as well as a far quieter and empathetic study of angry, solitary men proves that Cianfrance has a penchant for bold storytelling and an eye for performances to carry it through. |