I don't have quite the love for Jeff Nichols' Shotgun Stories as some others, but his Take Shelter is a tough, challenging gem that was sadly overlooked by far too many. The situation seems to playing out in much the same way for his next feature, Mud. The film played the festival run last year, and while it received generally high praise, there's been little buzz surrounding it since. Now that the first trailer is here, that could be about to change.
Matthew McConaughey stars as a fugitive trying to get back to the woman he loves, and becomes friends with two Arkansas boys who help him evade capture. Reese Witherspoon, Tye Sheridan, Michael Shannon, Sarah Paulson, and Sam Shepard lead the cast, but it's McConaughey who many say gave his finest performance of 2012.
Mud plays during the Sundance Film Festival this week, then opens in limited release on April 26th.
