Green likes to show certain things: scenes that might not be a part of the story, but add so much to the story in general, the way a writer might prelude a chapter by describing something connected to, but not in line with the characters. If you like Cage or Sheridan, you probably will check it out to see them. If you know David Gordon Green, you don't need convincing to see this movie.
Tye Sheridan hasn't been acting long, but god damn, he has been in some good movies and he showed a lot of range in this flick, portraying an abused and scared and strong young man. It's worth watching this movie just to see him. Nicolas Cage is good when he is bad and good when he is good, so, no point in dwelling on him. Like Prince Avalance and Snow Angels, the movie's scenes blended so well with the story and characters. I think the mark of a great Director is you hardly notice he is there. Director David Gordon Green of Prince Avalanche and Snow Angels and Pineapple Express can pretty much cut on all sides of drama. Joe is compelled to help Gary out of the pit dug by his drunk father. A troubled life, past, Joe moves from bottle to bottle and day to day, but when he gives a young man named Gary (Tye Sheridan star of the movie 'Mud') a job, the bond they form brings direction into each of their lives. Joe (Nicholas Cage) runs a small foresting outfit poisoning weak trees so the land can be replanted with sturdy pine. Stories about mermaids fighting wars in different galaxies, that is easy to describe but writing about life, sometimes all you can say is, 'It's about life' Joe is a story about a place, a place most people might not be able to conceive: where things are dying, where people survive off liquor and cigarettes, where those who are supposed to love us drive knives into our backs. 'An ex-con, who is the unlikeliest of role models, meets a 15-year-old boy and is faced with the choice of redemption or ruin.' It is hard to describe life.
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