Film Review: Ain't Them Bodies Saints (15) (U.S.A. 2013) (Director: David Lowery) Saturday 28.09.2013 15:15 The Filmhouse Cinema Screen Two, Edinburgh 

It is hard to know what time-frame to say this tale of hicks is set. The story essentially revolves around two young lovers on the lam, the woman is pregnant and lands up shooting a police officer. Her lover claims responsibility, taking the rap and the sentence, swearing to return to her. He escapes penitentiary and needless to say his root back to her is messy. There is nothing more to say...

The film is overly simplistic. It clearly has aspirations to be a new kind of 'Badlands' (1973) though falls well short. Whereas that film had intrigue and was beguiling, this was just dull, offering nothing new in regard to the notion that not even love can save you when you operate outside the law. I recommend anyone considering this, to instead rewatch (or if new to, watch) Badlands, that was you are at least assured of a quality film. 

Rating: 02/10.