Load of rubbish!!

Disturbing yet enthralling

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

"Acting" is what makes a movie great, not special effects or pyrotechnics like in so many mindless BLOCK BUSTERS that take in hundreds of millions of dollars. They are a waste of time. Get Low shows Robert Duvall at his best, like so many of his movies. Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek and Lucas Black also turn in memorable performances. I am not giving away the plot, just watch the movie and you will see some marvelous acting that is well done.

After years of only partially knowing about this film, I finally decided to order it from Netflix just recently. My mom ended up watching it with me. She thought it was a little depressing. Well, it sorta is, but it also was a little amusing in spots. I mean, Robert Duvall is fine as the leading character who normally just lives by himself and tries to not bother anyone but there are tales about him that he doesn't confirm or deny. Bill Murray is a funeral director who takes Duvall's request for a funeral party so he can be talked about while he's alive. Sissy Spacek is a woman Duvall once knew. There's also nice parts for Lucas Black and Bill Cobbs. In summary, Get Low is quite a worthy drama for those patient enough for a low-key, mostly non-confrontational film.

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.

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.