Out of the Furnace

Steelworker Russell Baze (Christian Bale) works a dead-end job and holds tight to his sense of family, duty and loyalty. Rodney Baze (Casey Affleck), Russell's brother, returns home after serving in Iraq and, with his debts piling up, becomes entangled with a vicious crime lord (Woody Harrelson). Soon afterward, Rodney disappears mysteriously. The police fail to solve the case, so Russell – feeling he has little left to lose – puts his life on the line to bring his brother home.

Critic Reviews:

• " Christian Bale still makes this rather run-of-the-mill proposition appealing, regardless of how oddly unfashionable he may currently be. " – Ed Gibbs

• " The varied performances yield much kindling for warming the heart, especially the scenes between the two brothers. " – Morgan Wilcock

• " It's the lead performances that are the thing here, not the clichéd screenplay. And boy, these boys are acting so hard they almost sweat their fake tattoos off. " – Larushka Ivan-Zadeh