Arkansas

That's it. An intelligently written, well directed and well produced, greatly acted and tastefully photographed movie. Stylish and clear headed. Arkansas deserves at least a 7 on IMDB, like a lot of quite slow and clever little gems stuck around the 6. If you love cinema, do not miss this little jewel. Characters are graciously sketched in their lovely, human weirdness. You do not know a lot about them, but you can sense their past in their words, faces and actions. Liam Hemsworth is a little affected in a couple of scenes, but everyone else is credible even when exaggeratedly over the top, like Malkovich. Watch this movie if you want to watch a good, well-narrated and entertaining story. Cinema really needs this kind of productions, even if the ratings tell us that people need less quality.

Arkansas is a great drug dealers movie showing how easy drugs are moved across this country and from state to state. While watching, I felt as though I was watching a Tarantino movie. They even broke it down by chapters with numbers and names. John Malkovich lived up to his stellar acting roles in the past days. Vince Vaughn actually did a good job on acting in this movie and not just some comedic role. The director and actor Clark duke was a surprisingly refreshing role. All the actors did a good job. With a mix of action, comedy, and mystery I highly recommend this movie you will enjoy it. 🌈😎

It is great to see famous faces in this film. The plot is slightly confusing. Though it still interests me, I don't particularly find it gripping or intense.

John Brandon's book Arkansas is a little gem not widely known. When I saw that Clark Duke was making a film version, I hoped for the best but expecting nothing. I remember Clark Duke from "Clark and Michael" back when that was being released weekly online. I know he's done a few other things since then, but it seemed like a good move to direct, and his choice of source material seemed cool. I think Clark could be a good director. Someday. Putting himself in the movie (in a role where his love interest is waaaaay out of his league and is so unbelievable) was a huge mistake. Watching the film, I realized that was part of the bigger problem- Everything, from the opening scene to the casting to the music to the pacing to the credits scene, this is the most pretentious hipster cringe p.o.s. I've seen in a while. This is the work of a young, immature, very self-satisfied person. Imagine: you're a 5 foot 2 fat balding hipster (do hipsters even exist anymore!? this character wears ugly clothes ironically...) annoying voice and you've just booked your first directing job. "Who should I cast in the main roles?" you ask yourself... "Well, obviously ME for one of them!!! Which one? The one that gets the hot chick, of course!!!" You're not Clooney. You're not Warren Beatty. This is your first film as a director. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT!? and of course the music is obsure old country tunes that only the coolest vinyl collector would know about, and Duke uses them like a crutch. he didn't know how to transition between scenes so he just put songs and shots of driving all over the place. Which is exactly my point. This movie isn't saying anything. The decisions that Duke makes as a director seem to serve only his own ego. Even Vince Vaughn is flat and awkward. There's just enough of a story here to keep things moving, but it's like that's all Duke cared about- he wanted to have made a movie, rather than make a movie. I think Clark Duke could make a good film, maybe many. For that to happen however, he'd have to lose a lot of ego and take it back to basics. Learn to be a director before attempting writer/director/actor all on your first film. Avoid the (lame) stylistic choices and just tell an interesting story clearly. I'm not a filmmaker myself, so I'm speaking as a film lover. I went into the movie thinking "oh wow Clark Duke is starting to direct, good for him". Strangely, I still kind of feel that way, and though I felt Arkansas was a waste of my time, I'll be rooting for his next film.