Galveston
Roy is a heavy-drinking criminal enforcer and mob hit man whose boss set him up in a double-cross scheme. After killing his would-be assassins before they could kill him, Roy discovers Rocky, a young woman being held captive, and reluctantly takes her with him on his escape. Determined to find safety and sanctuary in Galveston, Roy must find a way to stop his boss from pursuing them while trying to outrun the demons from his and Rocky's pasts.
9 April 1998, Conyers, Georgia, USA
13 September 1972, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA
8 November 1986, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
26 April 1959, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
December 13, 1981 in New York
24 March 1987, Madrid, Spain
October 18, 2018
An elegantly simple film that doesn't need any fancy gimmicks and thrives on the strength of its performers, script and impeccable direction.October 18, 2018
Foster delivers reliably good work here.October 18, 2018
A sort of modern film noir peopled by flawed figures with bleak prospects, one that offers a pervasively downbeat ambience but not much dramatic insight.October 18, 2018
[T]he film abandons its thriller trappings and becomes a study of how these characters -- as unlikely as the pairing may be -- need each other.October 16, 2018
Everything about Galveston is expertly realized, provided you're willing to ignore the nagging emptiness where its emotional core was meant to be.October 19, 2018
Laurent's film is gripping throughout. The filmmaker shrewdly frames each scene to convey the characters' loneliness and isolation without being too obvious.October 16, 2018
There are some late, minor twists in Galveston that suggest the movie has more on its mind than it lets on - but they ultimately don't amount to much.October 18, 2018
With shadowy imagery that pushes the boundaries of visibility and a mumbly lead performance from Ben Foster that strains the limits of intelligibility, "Galveston" goes past film noir and lands at film murk.October 18, 2018
In "Galveston," the always committed Ben Foster boosts director Mélanie Laurent's adaptation of a Nic Pizzolatto novel. It's a grim and brutal picture.October 17, 2018
The coda abruptly re-configures a tired crime saga into an altogether different kind of story, one that doesn't see redemption as something Roy might achieve for himself, but rather as something that he can give to the people who need it from him.October 15, 2018
Despite its ostensive seriousness, "Galveston" is a tepid crime drama without talons sharp enough to sink into the audience.October 18, 2018
A muted crime drama that runs out of plot too soon, but makes up for it with powerhouse performances and a finely shaded sense of place.