Perhaps the most important thing to understand if you are unfamiliar with the eponymous book is that this is a Harry Crews story and as typical of such it is an ugly, depressing and unpleasant tale of a darker, poorer, more bizarre yet more mundane and real America that is rarely depicted in mainstream media without the glamor of gunfights, chase scenes and beautiful people. Also, like Harry Crews' best stories, there is real beauty that shines through in this movie, mainly in the amazing interaction between the red-tail hawk and Paul Giamatti, who is so perfect in this role you would think the book was written about him. This may be his best acting performance to date.This is not a movie that was made for mass audience appeal, but to portray a remarkable story, at which it succeeds brilliantly.
Review of The Hawk Is Dying
