Good Joe Bell

Mark Wahlberg acts his ass off in this one. No guns or aliens or spies to hide behind. This is a brilliant performance. And the young actor Reid Miller is amazing. Connie Britten was better than ever and child Maxwell Jenkins steals a scene or two.

Not for the faint of heart or light viewing. 8/10.

I just can't understand the low ratings, and the critics saying that "this could have been a powerful movie". Did we watch the same movie? Hell yeah it's powerful, hell yeah it's emotional! It's well acted and the movie has a great atmosphere. It's quite simple to follow, and the flashbacks are well placed...So, nothing less than 8!

The story is beautiful. The ending is truly touching. I enjoyed watching it.

Not a bad film at all, so I dont get the negative reviews. Yes it is sometimes a bit cliched and sometimes a bit too emotionally over the top with some cheapish effects but I think in the essence it is a very important message the film spreads.

What I found was a bit hard to get into it at the beginning - I didn't know anything about the story before watching the film and usually I dont google a real live story I dont know about before entering the film that portrays that story. Maybe thats why I liked it and connected to it after a while. I think no matter what the quality of the film is - the story is real and it is important that it is shared. Maybe people were expecting a second Brokeback Mountain. I didn't. I expected a tender father-son-story which I got and on the top of this I got a story of much more importance. Ok I stop preaching. Back to the quality of the movie. Yes it was corny at times. Yes it was overwhelmingly sentimental at other points. It however contains some really decent acing. Biggest shout out to Reid Miller who was fantastic. He will go places. Such a beautiful and honest performance. Didn't feel like acting. Major thumbs up!

Mark Wahlberg in the lead was not bad either. He had some really good moments especially towards the end. Still it was not groundbreaking but in his own legacy the performance surely ranks in the Top 10. Also Connie Britton was memorable and nice to see Gary Sinise back with a short but beautiful performance.

I think the film mostly suffered from its direction. I was not on par with some creative decisions. The screenplay was also not out of this world, especially considering the writers involved. Still, and I am going back to preaching. This film is important and in my opinion spread this important message quite effectively.

You knew this was going to be a sad movie, so don't complain about it. You knew it dealt with the subject of LGBT, so if you don't like it, why did you watch it?

The most important thing this movie shows us is just a taste of some of the nastiness bullied people endure. Only a taste. Such a shame because it is the bullies who are truly flawed.

In this film, the parents are supportive. Well, it is 2022. Think of all the bullied kids who had no one on their side or no one to turn to. If you can't sympathize, why did you bother watching the film?