Seven Psychopaths

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...

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...

Marty (Colin Farrell) has an idea for a great screenplay, but thus far has only come up with a title. Hungover, as usual, hes chatting with his pal Billy (Sam Rockwell) who is just full of ideas for his psychopathic characters but hates to impose on his creatively constipated buddy. Now Billy, aside from having a vivid imagination, is also involved in a cunning wheeze with the cravat wearing Hans (Christopher Walken) that involves a bit of high-end schnauzer snaffling! Yep - they dognap! Its when he turns up to visit the suitably bemused Marty with a perfectly pet-icured Shih Zhu and they take quite a perilous trip into the desert that perhaps his juices might flow again? That might be inspiration, but is more likely fear as the dogs owner ...