Review – Limbo

Nice to know that even after all these years we can still count on John Sayles to produce a well-written movie. This is exactly the sort of low-key, character-intensive production that Sayles has made his specialty for decades. To be sure, those seeking the historical weight of Matewan or Eight Men Out should seek elsewhere. This starts out as a semi-melodrama along the lines of Return of the Secaucus Seven or Liana, then turns into a crime drama somewhere past the midway point. I suppose the ending will ultimately be the movie’s claim to fame (about which I can’t say more without ruining it), but the subtle touches leading up to it are what make such a conclusion satisfying. Worth seeing