winopaul This is a quirky movie that moves slow but it is a nice story. Acting is fantastic. I see the movie did not get wide release and barely made its budget back. I assume this means no studio picked it up, which surprises me. There are tinges of humor, but they wisely didn't try to make it a failed Coen brothers movie, like Leaves of Grass. The tone is spot-on, and what really impressed me was how that yearning plaintive single guitar could make such a good soundtrack so much of the time.Spoiler: Its touching to think a trauma could have made that strapping young guy into a loner, but after his big speech, I was left thinking "You should have got out more, if you don't really enjoy all that solitude."

jimel98 Robert Duvall is and always will be a HUGE star, without being a huge star. This guy has never let an audience down that I know of and yet, he's always been the type of star who's never flashy, never staring in the big movie. He's either in these small movies or his a co-star and that's perfect. He commands the screen without overwhelming you and he does it again in "Get Low".The rest of the cast is delightful as well. Bill Murray knows how to play the guy you get uncomfortable around, but can't help but like and Sissy Spacek has such a wonderful way of playing subdued roles. These people are what making movies is about, or should be.Lucas Black has become one hell of talent as well and his low key approach is always fun to watch.I'm gushing, but having just watched this movie about 2 hours ago, I can't help it. There's humor, there's drama (you'll laugh, you'll cry!) and it's very well balanced. There's a bit of mystery about Robert Duvall's character, Felix Bush that doesn't get revealed until the very end.No, I'm not doing a synopsis of the film, there's plenty of those here and on the main page, but I am praising this 'little' film and wondering why I hadn't heard of it (It's now 6 years old) before? I didn't realize it was based on a true story until I read that here and now the movie seems even better to me. Yeah, I accidentally found it Nexflix and thought, "eh, what the heck? I've got some time to kill." So glad I killed it with this movie.A quick nod to Gerald McRaney and Bill Cobbs. Very nice work on their part as well. No surprises there.

Theo-155-171179 Was watching and cancelled after the Lord's name (J----) was taken in vain. This ruins "entertainment" - why can't we enjoy a story without having the Lord's name misused?When we sit down to watch a PG movie we expect to have a family friendly story if the official rating is PG. Why does the movie industry insist in writing blasphemy into the dialog? This is not OK -- surely the writers can find other expletives that are not offensive to around 2 billion people that call themselves Christians. This is disappointing and amounts to a waste of time when we end up stopping a movie part way through because the writers have not learned to fear God and can't think of better ways to have characters express surprise than misusing the name of the Son of God.Two thumbs down for both the blasphemy and the inaccurate rating.

Joe Kucharski (joker-4) Most times, as the cliché goes, the journey is just as important as the destination. These true words perfectly suit GET LOW, a Robert Duvall, Bill Murray flick helmed by first-timer Aaron Schneider. Duvall plays Felix Bush, a self-imposed hermit living out a self-imposed penance for a personal crime committed some 40 years back. Felix is nearing the end of his life and finally becomes curious at what the townsfolk think of him. Bill Murray and type-cast good ole boy Lucas Black play funeral directors who decide to help Felix throw a funeral while he's still alive. Those in attendance get to enter a raffle to win his incredible parcel of land. But what happens, as Felix prepares for death, is his acceptance of life.Duvall is a master at playing quiet, contemplative figures allowing his body language and facial expressions to tell the eloquent story of the script. GET LOW, as OPEN RANGE and THE APOSTLE did before, provides plenty of those quiet, introspective moments allowing the audience to see the pain of the character and wonder at his thoughts. The only criticality of the film is that Murray is rarely allowed to truly get going as the off-beat comedic genius he is (Wes Anderson, it appears, is the only current filmmaker that can give Murray full control of the open throttle). Much of the movie's comedy is attributed to him, but the character's secondary role to that of Duvall cannot shine as bright as it ought to. Also, for a film where stories are to be told of the not-quite-deceased, not many are told. Save Felix's own. But perhaps that's enough.GET LOW is a good story and a great character piece; moving and, perhaps, even redemptive, but not in a prime-time Disney-fied way. Instead, Duvall gets to say his... peace. After all, before one can soar high, one must get low.