There is a lot of depth to this movie. It really is a work of art. The individuals and their relationships are thought provoking. A insight into the human psyche.

The setting in rural Pennsylvania was beautiful and the acting was riveting. I think that Christian Bale depicted his soft, sullen, character to a T. He sucked you in with his quiet and thoughtful expressions. I appreciated his acting and felt pity for his character. Sam Shepard was the perfect uncle . I like the way the director juxtaposed the fighting scenes and the deer hunting, He went back and forth with the two scenes. It brought to light the two different mentalities of the brothers. That created the crescendo prior to the brothers demise.Casey Afleck did a fine job. He was up against the best. In the end, one wondered whether Christian Bale would pull the trigger. I will leave it at that. Don't want to spoil the ending. It is a dark film. I can see where some women would not like this movie. However, I did!! ..

It was a good movie nonetheless, but not what I expected. This is certainly no action movie. It's a drama. It's a little bit everywhere. There's alot going on and some of it seems irrelevant. Don't expect to be moved.

Hey, I read the reviews, I saw the trailer, I loved the actors, I couldn't wait to see this movie. For a movie about revenge with a lot of guns and free-floating anger, there was little energy. Lots of smoldering from Christian Bale, lots of frenzied malevolence from Woody Harrelson but little actual movement. Worse, the movie was slow and boring. To even mention The Deer Hunter in the same paragraph along with this ultimately tame movie is a sacrilege. The only resemblance is that there was a scene about deer hunting. A disappointment.

"Out of the Furnace" was an amazing movie, such a great cast and great performances, Christian Bale is one of the best actors of our time and proved it again..really nice touch having the song "Release" play at the beginning and end of the movie too. Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Willem Dafoe, Zoe Saldena and everyone else also gave solid performances.