"It’s still dark when the two boys sneak away to investigate a piece of local lore. They’ve heard rumors of a boat stuck up in a tree on a nearby island. So they slip onto a skiff and brave the open water of the big river. And there it is – perched 30 feet up, perhaps left in a hurricane’s wake. There’s something else on the island too: a stranger who calls himself Mud (Matthew McConaughey) and who makes the boys a deal. If they bring him food and parts for the boat, he’ll give them his gun..." -
Adam Larsen
Filmspotting #472 - Best of 2013
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