The Place Beyond the Pines is a new drama that explores the complexities of relationships, and what it truly means to be family. Directed by Derek Cianfrance, the film stars Ryan Gosling as 'Handsome Luke' an amalgam of macho cliches, who finds out that he has a child with past lover Romina (played by Eva Mendes), and sets out to provide for his child through any means necessary. While the film offers a promising and powerful cast, can all the stories and characters come together into something meaningful? I give my full review after the jump.
