Entertaining tale based on THE WETTEST COUNTY IN THE WORLD by Matt Bondurant about the author's grandfather Jack (LaBeouf) and his two older brothers (Clarke and Hardy) running their own moonshine operation during Prohibition and the allies and foes they make when the Chicago mob comes to town wanting a piece of the action. A pleasantly unique mixture of THE UNTOUCHABLES, TOMBSTONE, LEGENDS OF THE FALL and BOARDWALK EMPIRE, with an incredibly colorful villain played by Pearce. The battles are graphic, but the aftermaths are a bit too glorified. LaBeouf delivers okay but is ultimately wrong for the role what with being so outshined by Hardy that you're pretty indifferent to the main character's fate. Extra brownie points for an interesting rendition of "White Light/White Heat". Screenplay by Nick Cave… yes, of the Bad Seeds, who also makes a cameo.
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