{"id":1849824,"date":"2023-02-16T13:05:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T18:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1849824"},"modified":"2023-02-16T13:07:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T18:07:53","slug":"devils-peak-serves-up-billy-bob-thornton-unleashed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/devils-peak-serves-up-billy-bob-thornton-unleashed\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDevil\u2019s Peak\u201d Serves up Billy Bob Thornton, Unleashed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdevils-peak-serves-up-billy-bob-thornton-unleashed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1849824&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/devils-peak-review-Billy-Bob-Thornton-2.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Billy Bob Thornton shouldn\u2019t scare a fly.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSling Blade\u201d The star is 67 years old and as slim as a supermodel.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t let his frame fool you. When Thornton locks eyes on someone, it\u2019s terrifying.<\/p>\n<p>That is what the menace does \u201cDevil\u2019s Peak\u201d It needs a little jolt. This southern-fried thriller has a boring lead man. We need every crooked grin Thornton has to keep tension high.<\/p>\n<p>Hopper Penn stars in Jacob, who is the son (Thornton) of an Appalachian drug-king. We\u2019re told early on, via on-the-nose dialogue, there\u2019s little chance Jacob can escape a life of crime. He\u2019s resigned to his lot in life, at least for now.<\/p>\n<p>But, it&#8217;s fair to say that breaking the law can have its perks. That\u2019s certainly the case with his pappy.<\/p>\n<p>Thornton\u2019s Charlie has the local law in his side pocket, a beautiful young gal pal (Emma Booth) and dreams of his son keeping the family business afloat.<\/p>\n<p>Except Jacob\u2019s heart isn\u2019t into it. He\u2019d rather spend time canoodling with his girlfriend (Katelyn Nacon), the daughter of a man with no love for Charlie. Jacob hopes to protect his Mama (Robin Wright), which is a difficult task.<\/p>\n<p>These familiar, yet well-crafted elements will collide. \u201cDevil\u2019s Peak\u201d It isn&#8217;t in a hurry to get there. Penn Wright, son of Robin Wright and Sean Wright, is left to anchor the material.<\/p>\n<p>We should be in great, nay, even great hands given that lineage. But young Penn\u2019s intriguing mug isn\u2019t backed by the requisite charisma. He\u2019s dull, and watching him figure out where his life needs to go should be the film\u2019s moral compass.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, we yearn to\u00a0spend more time with Charlie.<\/p>\n<p>Thornton\u2019s line readings are precious, every last one. Watching him embrace Charlie\u2019s vicious ways is the ultimate acting class. Every gesture is appreciated. Every gesture works together to create a mood and a moment.<\/p>\n<p>Is it possible for many actors to imitate Thornton&#8217;s performance in a role?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u2018Devil\u2019s Peak\u2019 Trailer: Robin Wright Stars With Son Hopper Penn And Billy Bob Thornton In Appalachian Crime Drama<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mQ1L6FBNSa\">https:\/\/t.co\/mQ1L6FBNSa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jmdZKCMgyu\">pic.twitter.com\/jmdZKCMgyu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Punch Drunk Critics (@pdcmovies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pdcmovies\/status\/1623762721526239234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cDevil\u2019s Peak\u201d doesn\u2019t shed new light on small-town drug culture or the notion that family determines our fate. The ensemble cast delivers one against-type character, a sheriff who seems both wise and willing to be played as needed.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the great Jackie Earle Haley, who conveys the broken spirit of both his fellow officers and the townsfolk.<\/p>\n<p>Blood will be shed, of course, and the third act offers some crisp scenes worthy of the film\u2019s cast. Penn\u2019s presence, or lack thereof, ensures \u201cDevil\u2019s Peak\u201d is never more than a lovingly crafted thriller bound to be forgotten.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HiT or Miss:<\/strong> \u201cDevil\u2019s Peak\u201d serves up a vintage turn by Billy Bob Thornton, but we need much more from star Hopper Penn to make this family saga soar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billy Bob Thornton shouldn\u2019t scare a fly. The \u201cSling Blade\u201d The star is 67 years old and as slim as a supermodel. Don\u2019t let his frame fool you. When Thornton locks eyes on someone, it\u2019s terrifying. That is what the menace does \u201cDevil\u2019s Peak\u201d It needs a little jolt. This southern-fried thriller has a boring &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1849827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[18844,10369,9620,7499,18845,18847,18846],"class_list":["post-1849824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-devils","tag-billy","tag-bob","tag-peak","tag-serves","tag-thornton","tag-unleashed"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1849824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1849824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1849824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1849827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1849824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1849824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1849824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}