Starring Jennifer Lawrence, in a performance that’s as raw and real as any you will ever see, the film tells the story of a teenage girl named Ree (Lawrence) as she struggles to keep her family together under some truly harsh circumstances. When her absent dad gets arrested for cooking meth, he puts his house and land up as collateral on his bond without telling his family. Knowing he’s not likely to show up for his court date on his own, Ree sets out to find him and make sure he does the right thing so she and her family don’t end up homeless. Like all great movies, Winter’s Bones is a multi-layered masterpiece. You could watch it just for the mystery of the missing father, or you could watch it just to see the phenomenal acting from the entire cast. You could view it as a searing commentary on the life of people who live on the other side of the poverty line whose only real means of survival is to make meth, or you could see it as an equally emotional story about real family values and the lengths a young girl will go to in order to preserve them. The important thing is that you see it.
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