@fuckinggoodmoovies: Some days before I went to see Out of the Furnace (2013), I saw an interview with the cast where Christian Bale made a comment about how the script and the character really stuck with him before he'd ever agreed to take the role. While I usually take actors' promotional comments with a grain of salt after all, everyone wants to support their film) I still had a gut feeling I'd want to see this one. It's a good thing I tend to go with my gut, because if you watch for two hours with an open mind, Out of the Furnace (2013) is certainly filled with dilemmas people across America STILL face on a daily basis and that alone is why it will hit too close to home. It is also the reason why some people will say it is "too" gritty, "too" depressing, "too" much of something. The United States is full of towns that have been run down for decades. Many lost their heart when factories closed and jobs were outsourced to China in the '90s. Old steel towns across the country were already declining in the '80s, their blast furnaces still towering over rows of aging homes. If you've ever driven through parts of Michigan or Indiana, you'll recognize the same atmosphere seen in Out of the Furnace (2013). Many will say the film is "too" gritty thus unrealistic but until people have lived that lifestyle, it's easy to say that it doesn't exist. What I appreciated about Furnace is that director Scott Cooper had the guts to make a gritty film that points out that there are towns filled with good people who can never get beyond their "hard times". And I applaud the fact that the characters in this film could still represent many people throughout the world today. How far would we ALL go, trying so hard to be "good" day in and day out, waiting for a break, trying to earn the extra dollar...before we got tired of the rest of the world getting ahead without us, and we take matters into our own hands? Ask yourself what you would do if Rodney Baze was YOUR brother? How far would you go for family? For a family member who had put his own life on the line for this country?

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