Josie

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5.2/10

3.6K

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Dylan McDermott and Sophie Turner in Josie (2018)

When tattooed, sweet-talking Josie (Sophie Turner) struts into town, heads turn as she strikes up relationships with punk Gator and loner Hank (Dylan McDermott). But her true intentions are far more sinister as her dark past comes to light.

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Hank, a solitary man living a dull existence in the sleepy, Southern town raises eyebrows when he develops a questionable relationship with Josie, a recently transplanted high school student... Read allHank, a solitary man living a dull existence in the sleepy, Southern town raises eyebrows when he develops a questionable relationship with Josie, a recently transplanted high school student.Hank, a solitary man living a dull existence in the sleepy, Southern town raises eyebrows when he develops a questionable relationship with Josie, a recently transplanted high school student.

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IMDb RATING

5.2/10

3.6K

YOUR RATING

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4ramonster_uk

Took a punt on this one, but unfortunately lost out

I probably wouldn't bother with this movie if I had known how below average it was like beforehand. It isn't terrible, but it is slow, the plot twist (if you an call it that) became completely evident once Hank revealed the job he used to do and the movie just lacked any real depth. Save yourself 90 minutes and give something else a go. Similar movies are about like this one, but done much better - The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, Hard Candy, Lady Vengeance to name a few

8hcampbell-70473

Why the hate?

I really don't understand the hate for this film. Great performances from both leads, solid plot, strong supporting performances. It's not perfect and it's a little slow at times but it's far better than some dreck that gets glowing reviews on here.

3kevcoe

Not a great film, I'm afraid.

Yes, the performances are decent (Sophie Turner acts better than she even did in Game Of Thrones and Dylan Mcdermott shows, once again, that he's a hugely under-rated actor) but it's rather slow and uninvolving and the 'big twist' is so blindingly obvious...

6Kamurai25

"The Weakness of Man"

Good watch, could watch again, but can't really recommend.

This movie is a slow burn all the way through, just how it is, not good or bad, but some people don't like that.

This is also a "mystery, not mystery" type of movie, where there is clearly something up from the very beginning that the audience is waiting on the movie to explain, but it happens slowly over the course of the movie, drip-feeding information ("Stoker" is a great movie that does that really well), but their isn't a detective character specifically trying to uncover the hidden details.

The movie does some really good misdirection to lead on about certain aspects of the mystery, but most of the movie is Sophie Turner chatting up the guys in one capacity or another.

While I think it's a good movie, I can see a lot of people not being interested in this one.

6kosmasp

Turner really good

Pun maybe intended - having seen so much of Sophie Turner (though it boils down to GoT and X-Men) I was not expecting to see her in a low budget thriller like this. And while there is no nudity to speak of, she plays quite the sexual charged individual. Also there is a scene where you can overhear ... a sexual encounter or whatever you want to call it. Not sure if that is something of interest for you, but now know.

Having said all that, the movie is quite slow paced - and has quite the interesting and in my opinion very strong ending ... a shame the rest of the movie did not quite live up to that. Dylan McDermott also delivers the goods and I reckon quite a few viewers will feel for and with him - most of the time. A decent thriller, very well shot.

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Trivia
Both Anya Taylor-Joy and Shea Whigham were set as the leads before dropping out. They were replaced by Sophie Turner and Dylan McDermott.

Goofs
Huntsville, Texas is surrounded by thick pine forests, not desert as shown in the movie.

Quotes
Josie: So what did you do before?
Hank: I wasn't cutting corpses, but I did do something kind of weird, I don't feel good to think about it so I don't.
Josie: Like what?
Hank: I lived in Huntsville, Texas, you know it?
Josie: Never heard of it.
Hank: Didn't think you would. Small place, unremarkable, but there's a prison there that executes more people than anywhere in the country. I started working there when I was just 20 years old, just a regular guard, then they put me on Tie-Down Team.
Josie: What's that?
Hank: Just as it sounds, really. We was responsible for securing the inmates to the gurney, tying down the straps, making sure he couldn't move. IVs would go in, shades would fly up, so people that came to see could watch. Last words were said, then this doctor hits a switch and just watch the man, or woman, take their last breath.
Josie: Jesus, that's heavy.
Hank: Yeah. Was a heavy job.
Josie: Why'd you leave?
Hank: Found out we killed someone, who shouldn't have been killed.