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Apr 17, 2020 · Based on a 1995 novel by Damon Galgut, which was set in South Africa and dealt in part with racial tensions in the wake of the ending of apartheid, “The Quarry” sounds as if it has all the elements to be a dark and brooding western-tinged noir drama in the mold of “No Country for Old Men.”
The Quarry's exploration of fascinating moral ambiguity is carried by stellar performances from Whigham and Shannon. Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Oct 21, 2020
Apr 17, 2020 · Although The Quarry feels lackluster in its execution, it's an intriguing story of redemption that's largely carried by a captivating Michael Shannon. Based on the novel by Damon Galgut, The Quarry centers on a drifter (Shea Whigham), who is only ever known to viewers as The Man.
- Hannah Hoolihan
Apr 16, 2020 · In “The Quarry,” Shea Whigham stars as a fugitive wanted for murder and arson who, in a moment of anger, kills the preacher (Bruno Bichir) who picked him up on a West Texas roadside, trying to...
- Scott Teems
Apr 17, 2020 · ‘The Quarry’ Film Review: Michael Shannon and Shea Whigham Shine in Quiet, Guilt-Ridden Western. Steve Pond. Director Scott Teems’ film is a slow-burn Western noir built around terrific but...
An ambitious combination of suspense thriller and brooding treatise on existential themes, The Quarry feels like a throwback to the era of late-night cable movies, when art, ambition and genre pulp would often collide.
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Certainly effortful, genre-fitting and ambitious, but ultimately confused. "The Quarry" is a an existentialist tale of guilt, wrapped up in all the known elements of a neo-noir, begging to be a Coen Brothers movie, but lighting a fuse too long for it only fizzle out at the end.
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