Seven Psychopaths

  • Comedy
  • Crime
10/12/2012
110
R

They Won't Take Any Shih Tzu.

A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

Revenue:
$33,035,736
Budget:
$15,000,000

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  • Ruuz

    The following is a long form review that I originally wrote in 2012.

    The movie is incredibly convoluted, so it's hard to know what to say that definitely won't end up being a spoiler, so maybe it would be better if I just stuck to talking about the actors, as it's a crazy bunch of them for McDonagh to bring together.

    Don't believe the trailer, and certainly don't believe the posters. Seven Psychopaths has nothing to do with either of them.

    Olga Kurylenko (Max Payne, Quantum of Solace) is shamefully under-used, but at least Martin McDonagh acknowledges that his film's female characters are not a focus point, and their weakness is his own failing (in a rather surreal way). I've adored her ever since I first saw her in _Hitman...

    October 6, 2018
  • r96sk

    Seven Psychopaths didnt quite do it for me. Its not far adrift from being a good movie, I just wasnt able to connect to it in the end. It kinda has similar issues that I found with this directors previous film, In Bruges; its better than that one, mind. The comedy is lacklustre and the cast dont feel at their best.

    Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken and Woody Harrelson being in the same flick is a recipe for success, so I am disappointed to say that I didnt rate this one. The story has some solid moments and in summary is intriguing, though how it is all connected together with everything in-between and how its portrayed to us simply didnt satisfy me unfortunately.

    His early two films have surprisingly disappointed me, th...

    March 14, 2025

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