Yes, an actual film. Crazy, I know.
So, basically, Mud is about an Arkansas kid named Ellis who goes with his friend Neckbone (good old Arkansas) to a little island in some big river where there's a boat in a tree. They figure out a guy called "Mud" lives in the tree, and they basically run errands for him and help him build up the boat to floating status while he hides from some extraordinarily pissed people with shotguns and talks about how his girlfriend Juniper is gonna come and join him in the boat. Really, that's the gist of it; in itself that doesn't sound all that bad. However, it goes a bit deeper; lots of less-than-subtle metaphors, philosophy, and relationship psychology, plus a gunfight and some snakes. I don't make it out to sound terrific, but honestly, it's simply a good movie. Clean cinematography and lighting, respectable acting, great soundtrack (except for the occasional dissonant country song, but hey, that's just me), awesome settings. Really long, but it's fine. Not the greatest film ever made, but hey, 98% on Rotten Tomatoes ain't lyin'.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv30J05U2nI
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