Finestkind

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Finestkind

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2023

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Finestkind tells the story of two brothers (Ben Foster & Toby Wallace), raised in different worlds, who are reunited as adults over a fateful summer. Set against the backdrop of commercial fishing, the story takes on primal stakes when desperate circumstances force the brothers to strike a deal with a violent Boston crime gang. Along the way a young woman (Jenna Ortega) finds herself caught perilously in the middle. Sacrifices must be made and bonds between brothers, friends, lovers, and a father (Tommy Lee Jones) and his son are put to the ultimate test.

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Nell Minow

RogerEbert.com

12/15/2023

2/4

Foster is at his best in roles like this one, where his emotions are tightly coiled and always close to exploding, but the storyline does not give him much to work with and Wallace cannot make much out of a blandly-conceived role.

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Robert Daniels

IndieWire

09/14/2023

C-

A messy ball of nonsensical threads and worse performances

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Jordan Hoffman

The Messenger

09/11/2023

5.2/10

A boatload of clichés.

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Emma Vine

Loud and Clear Reviews

Mar 2

2.5/5

Finestkind juggles too many concepts, resulting in tonal disarray that falls short in capturing the emotional depth that’s intended.

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Dan Buffa

Ramble On With Buffa (Substack)

12/29/2024

It’s overwrought, overacted, grossly formulaic, and doesn’t give you many characters to truly care about.

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Nelson Acosta

Koimoi

07/03/2024

2/5

The excellent performances by Jenna Ortega, Tommy Lee Jones and Ben Foster are trapped inside one of the most boring films of the year.

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EXCLUÍDO O

@RT29820759 Apr 10

Você nem deveria mais fazer filmes jenna

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Cher S

@RT69635047 Mar 27

Totally off and ridiculous. Portuguese and raised there in that area. Couldn't even finish it - it was that bad.

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Brand B.

@brandbaker33 Feb 15

Cheesy. Tommy Lee jones is awesome tho.

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Faisal M.

@fsmalik Jan 26

It’s ok for a easy viewing but the story seems extremely immature for an adult movie. And immature is the correct word here - it’s almost like they tried making a Disney movie here. I get that the MC is a young man, but idk entire crew making jokes after being stranded at sea seems a little disingenuous. But like it said it’s something you can put on while doing something else since a thought provoking plot is almost nonexistent.

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Terry M.

@TMum972 Oct 27

Terribly written, fractious storyline. Decent performances by Foster and Tommy Lee Jones, but they just weren’t given much to work with. Subplots and characters are just stuck into the script with no development. A forced and unconvincing love story that just occurs over the course of one 60-second scene, a double cross crucial to the story that is never explained or resolved, just a poorly made film.

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Peter P

@HonestandTruthfulReviewsfrommyFoxhole Oct 20

wonderful and gripping. writer director combo who understood precisely how all the pieces would fit together.

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Synopsis

Finestkind tells the story of two brothers (Ben Foster & Toby Wallace), raised in different worlds, who are reunited as adults over a fateful summer. Set against the backdrop of commercial fishing, the story takes on primal stakes when desperate circumstances force the brothers to strike a deal with a violent Boston crime gang. Along the way a young woman (Jenna Ortega) finds herself caught perilously in the middle. Sacrifices must be made and bonds between brothers, friends, lovers, and a father (Tommy Lee Jones) and his son are put to the ultimate test.

Director: Brian Helgeland
Producer: David Glasser, Taylor Sheridan, Gary Foster, Brian Helgeland, Russ Krasnoff
Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland
Distributor: Paramount+
Production Co: Bosque Ranch Productions, Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment, 101 Studios, MTV Entertainment Studios
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Pervasive Language|Drug Material|Some Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 15, 2023
Runtime: 2h 6m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital