Dreaming of having an honorable and comfortable life other than the hard life they have, two brothers, Russell and Rodney, who work hardly to change their life and improve their income, but once incidents come to frustrate them when Russell has falsely sent to prison, the thing that affects badly on Rodney, who joins a dangerous gang.
The movie has an undeniable, dour force, but it's basically conventional macho filmmaking, and it's extremely violent.
News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)
October 01, 2014
Beautifully shot in and around the depressed town of Braddock, Pa. Out of the Furnace is generally well acted by a top-notch cast, but a bit weak on the storytelling side.
The grittiness of the tone... will bring to mind films ranging from The Fighter to The Deer Hunter, but it's that lack of cinematic gloss that makes the film come to life.
