... we receive an aimless, generic crime drama that cuts itself off at the knees early on and scrambles for relevancy thereafter.

Christian Bale still makes this rather run-of-the-mill proposition appealing, regardless of how oddly unfashionable he may currently be.

The varied performances yield much kindling for warming the heart, especially the scenes between the two brothers.

[Out of the Furnace is] a film that demands to be seen on the big screen and deserves to be dissected by its viewers.