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A good year for Joaquin Phoenix, in Gus Van Sant’s freewheeling He Won’t Get Far On Foot and this darker piece from Lynne Ramsay. He plays Joe – an ex-soldier now freelancing in ‘private security’, where he is employed to rescue an abducted teenage girl. The story is really an opportunity for director and star to explore notions of masculinity and redemption. A fearsome score from Jonny Greenwood amplifies Joe’s state of mental distress.