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Out of the Furnace (2013) - ★★☆☆☆


This movie taught me two things. 

The first is what Christian Bale looks like. 

He looks like this (at least in this movie. I'm pretty sure that other times he looks like batman).

Second: There is a type of movie which I could only enjoy if the characters had Boston accents and if I was watching it in a dark movie theater with a box of peanut M&M's. Otherwise, it is impossible for me to be interested. Out of the Furnace is that kind of movie. I can't think of any others that fit this description, but I think they do exist. You'll just have to trust me on this one! One movie I can think of that was kind of like this, but that I did see in a dark movie theater with a box of peanut M&M's, and in which the characters did have Boston accents in, is Manchester by the Sea, which is a movie I did enjoy, probably because of these specific circumstances. Anyway, even Woody's presence in Out of the Furnace wasn't enough to hold my attention here (even with these very fun, very specifically useful, tattoos.)


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