Bull

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Bull

2019

1h 48m

Drama

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In a near-abandoned subdivision west of Houston, a wayward teen runs headlong into her equally willful and unforgiving neighbor, an aging bullfighter who's seen his best days in the arena; it's a collision that will change them both.

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An intimate two-hander anchored by a pair of well-matched actors, Bull takes an achingly empathetic look at life on the economic margins.

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David Fear

Rolling Stone

05/11/2020

4/5

The reason you need to see Bull... and we do not use that verb lightly, is Morgan.

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Roxana Hadadi

Pajiba

05/09/2020

How Bull finds connection between people living in the margins is successful thanks primarily to Rob Morgan, whose work here deserves the notice he should have had his entire career.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

05/04/2020

What I love about this movie is the way that Silverstein sees these communities. Man, she can actually see these communities: who these people are, what they do, how they live. She does not allow herself or this film to slip into any stereotypes.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/19/2022

3.5/5

Annie Silverstein’s passion for the material is seen in every detail and the dense, textured setting is brought to light in striking reality. You won’t find any sugarcoating in “Bull”. It’s all about real-life complexity and struggle...

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Betsy Bozdech

AWFJ.org

11/30/2021

Bull benefits enormously from its talented cast; Havard turns in a nuanced, naturalistic performance, and Morgan makes you feel every bump that Abe has hit in the saddle.

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Nicole Ackman

Next Best Picture

02/01/2021

5/10

What it lacks in focus and narrative drive, it makes up for in authenticity and grittiness.

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Tyler S

@tylersjr Mar 15

Bull has the same kind of quiet, observational feel as Moonlight or The Florida Project where the story is less about big plot moments and more about watching a kid grow up inside a really specific environment - the whole thing feels very naturalistic, almost documentary-like. It really touched me in a quiet way - by the end it left me feeling strangely moved and reflective, like I'd spent time with the characters themselves.

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05/25/2021

This is a character study. It's slow, methodical, and isn't intended to tell a riveting story. That said, the characters were fantastic and gave me a raw and realistic window into a world and experience I have very little understanding of.

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03/30/2021

Movie was slow to develop, had multiple story lines and didn't fully develop a single one of them. This movie had great potential but like so many decorated movies, in the end, it wasted two hours of my life which I will never get back.

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Lincoln K

@RT85628835 03/08/2021

Bull is a film about a young teen girl who has been on the wrong side of the tracks and how she winds up bonding with an aging bullfighter. The two actors are pretty good here and make the story compelling...supporting players are a bit lacking and the ending just kinda is.... but the film was going for a level of observant realism

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dave d

@RT34924333 08/24/2020

I love Rob Morgan and he's great, but there just ins't enough connective tissue or words on the page to recommend this. The husband and wife "writing" team of Annie Silverstein (Directed) and Johnny McAllister just don't seem to have a handle on this from jump. Allow me to use that word "writing" LOOSELY as this duo give us a clunker and that's no 'Bull'. It's cast (other than Morgan) poorly and it's a slog. This could have easily and should have been a short. It wasn't worth my time. Final Score: 3.8/10

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07/18/2020

One of the slowest movies I have ever watched.

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Synopsis

In a near-abandoned subdivision west of Houston, a wayward teen runs headlong into her equally willful and unforgiving neighbor, an aging bullfighter who's seen his best days in the arena; it's a collision that will change them both.

Director: Annie Silverstein
Producer: Bert Marcus, Ryan Zacarias, Heather Rae, Audrey Rosenberg, Monique Walton
Screenwriter: Annie Silverstein, Johnny McAllister
Production Co: Bert Marcus Productions, Invisible Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 29, 2020
Runtime: 1h 48m