Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 98 % , based on reviews from 150 critics , with the site 's consensus : `` Bolstered by a strong performance from Matthew McConaughey in the title role , Mud offers an engaging Southern drama that manages to stay sweet and heartwarming without being sappy . ''
The 2012 film Mud holds a score of 98 % on Rotten Tomatoes .