
Her family home in danger of being repossessed after her dad skips bail and disappears, Ozark teen Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) breaks the local code of conduct by confronting her kin about their conspiracy of silence. Should she fail to track her father down, Ree Dolly, her younger siblings, and their disabled mother will soon be rendered homeless.... (Full plot summary below)
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Her family home in danger of being repossessed after her dad skips bail and disappears, Ozark teen Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) breaks the local code of conduct by confronting her kin about their conspiracy of silence. Should she fail to track her father down, Ree Dolly, her younger siblings, and their disabled mother will soon be rendered homeless.
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| Associated PressDavid GermainWinter's Bone is raw, real, understated, fiercely intense and surprisingly gentle and decent amid bursts of ferocity in the rural crime culture where the story's set. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie heroes who affect me most are not extroverted. They don't strut, speechify and lead armies. They have no superpowers. They are ordinary people who are faced with a need and rise to the occasion. Ree Dolly is such a hero. |
| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirThis movie's an absolute knockout. I know it's only June, but I'm damned if this isn't the breakthrough American film of the year. |
| USA TodayClaudia PuigEvery so often a film gets under our skin with its haunting authenticity, reinforcing our faith in the wonderfully transporting power of cinematic storytelling. Winter's Bone is unquestionably that film. |
| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternSpectacular for its humanity, austere beauty and heart-stopping urgency. |
| Birmingham PostGraham YoungDirector Debra Granik has captured a female performance of such rare, career-defining intensity that the film actually has a life-affirming effect. |
| Wisconsin State JournalRob ThomasGranik deftly creates a film that's both a suspenseful crime drama and a pitiless portrait of a part of America that's usually ignored. |
| Cleveland Plain DealerClint O'ConnorJennifer Lawrence is superb in Debra Granik's graceful film about gritty people. |
| LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenBy its towering ending, the movie feels like a feminist reworking of a classical heroic myth. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertIn an impeccable act of sympathetic imagination, director Debra Granik has entered into the soul of debt-ridden Appalachia. |