The Place Beyond The Pines (2012) - Not What You Think.

★★☆☆☆

This film opens with a long take introducing a tattooed handsome guy named Luke played by Ryan Gosling, you know, what he does for a living, how people feel about him, and how he feels about his job. If you’re a fan of Ryan, don’t get too carried away yet, because he only takes up one third of the film. The rest is all about Bradley Cooper’s Avery Cross and the sons of his and Luke’s. And don’t be mistaken that this is some kind of an action film. It’s a crime drama, a monotonous one though. There’s basically nothing thrilling and dramatic. So you gotta know what to expect before you get to see it, but I guess you'll get a bit disappointed no matter what!

‘The Place Beyond The Pines’ does however, tell something you think you get it but actually don’t: you do have a choice no matter how devastating the situation you get stuck in is. It’s all up to you to repeat or stop repeating mistakes of your own or others’; and last but not least, forgiveness does solve the problems!