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Potential was definitely left on the table (How bout Oldman?!), but to say you werent sure what it was going for like Cliff said is absurd. Its a crime drama set during prohibition, thats pretty clear.Despite what was left on the table, Guy Pearce and Tom Hardy's performances/characters sealed this as a favorite of mine this past year.
I didn't dislike the movie. I just got the impression from the trailers that it was going to be a hard core moonshiner mobster flick and it wasn't.
I think by nature in a movie like this, you figure the mob will have plenty of involvement and screen time. After the first 15 minutes, I also expected Oldman to get a lot more play in this. However, it turned out in Lawless that the mob role ended up being taken by the power hungry Guy Pearce, which I have no complaints about because I thought he was excellent in this film.
I liked this movie. Things I don't always notice, like scenery, costumes and tone stuck me about it. Good performances from Hardy, Pearce and Shia. It was just kind of a... pretty movie.
Ive come to understand many dont realize that Jamie Foxx is actually a pretty good actor, but putting Snipes in Django or any recent Foxx role has me
because Snipes would be the same character every time.
To each their own. It's fine if you don't care for Killer Joe but I find it rather amusing you complain about unrealistic realism while complimenting Wes Anderson. I haven't seen Moonrise Kingdom but if the characters are anything like his other works, I'd argue they're every bit the caricatures (and probably more so) as seen in Killer Joe.
Foxx barely spoke in the Django. Think Snipes could handle that. One thing Snipes is that Foxx isn't is a badass. Foxx was not gritty enough for the role. If anything he's too effeminate. The costume changes in Django didn't help either.Ive come to understand many dont realize that Jamie Foxx is actually a pretty good actor, but putting Snipes in Django or any recent Foxx role has me
Good movies often need to be seen more than once to make a complete review. The second viewing confirmed that this movie needs to be entered on my all time top 100.
I guess. Crime drama without drama would probably be best. Thought Guy Pearce's character was terrible and much, much more could/should have been done with Oldman.
Comes down to presentation for me. Wes Anderson's leads generally are a colorful puzzle of quirks, but each puzzle is missing one piece and that missing piece overwhelms their life and decision making process. They are always confident and goal-orientated but are generally unassuming. When we are introduced to these characters we usually have no idea if they can back up the game they talk, but they seem to know, or at least think they know, exactly what they want. Just how far was Dignan willing to go in Bottle Rocket? What would have it have taken to derail Max from his goal in Rushmore? How far could the kid in Moonrise Kingdom lead them? These flawwed characters give the actors an unique platform for physical comedy outside the form of slapstick that appeal to multiple levels of human emotion.Wes Anderson themes seem to generally be about courage, persistency, and focus, all apparently veiled by a bunch of people standing around talking weird to each other.The mannerisms of these characters usually convey more than the words they are speaking. Killer Joe attempted to present a gritty realism, but it came across as a sadistic cartoon to me. It had absolutely no redeeming value for me. I would honestly rather watch Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation again and that is sitting at a 2.9 rating on imdb.As you say, to each their own. I appreciate your opinions as well.
This was my experience with Rushmore. It did not appeal to me in the slightest when it was released. After discovering Bottle Rocket and "getting it" then, it became one of my favorites.
As has been mentioned, the movies are basically about people with Asberger's.
The abortion documentary was actually very well done, for what it's worth. Probably one of the better documentaries of the 2000s.
Most of the main characters are too sociable and extroverted to be people with Asberger's imo.
Rises upon second viewing really comes out better. Dark Knight when I re-watch it I have more issues with I feel.
i was not implying that it was bad, just that this director has immense talent and is seemingly wasting it
...and Scorsese's movies are about people with anger management issues
Not everyone in a Scorsese movie has anger management issues. Which character in Wes' movies doesn't act like they have Asberger's....and Scorsese's movies are about people with anger management issues
I felt Killer Joe was just as realistic (which is to say only somewhat), albeit in a completely different direction. Let's look at the son who hires Joe. He's incredibly determined to get what he wants. Money. Every bit as determined as Max, or any other Anderson character. There's few if any redeeming qualities about him but that doesn't mean it wasn't deep in his own way. He was selfish, greedy, and used what little smarts he had to scheme his way ahead in life. His mannerisms also conveyed more than just the words from his mouth. He was too stupid to see more than a move or two ahead, but he was going after his goal with every ounce of smarts he had. By the end his goal had changed due to circumstances, but he went after that with just as much determination. He was again too stupid to really plan much out, but stupid people can be determined as well. Not everyone is a brilliant but awkward quick witted social misfit. I'd say the main characters in Killer Joe were operating with an average IQ at best. Except Joe himself. And he was simply bat#### crazy. A deranged sociopath who clearly got off on being smarter and better than everyone around him and forcing others to submit to him. You take a clever psychopath and give him a badge, and that would be a terrifying result. If he were never reigned in/caught, I don't believe it's unreasonable to think he would become increasingly sadistic through the years.
A solid performance by Gere but not enough for me to highly endorse it. 5/10.The plot device you are referring too is one of the worst I've seen in year's and nearly tanks the movie. You almost can't believe they really went there.
Most of the actors in Anderson's movies adopt a similar affectation. That is not a controversial statement.This is true of David Mamet, as well. With Mamet and Anderson, I have to consciously set aside these surface affectations if I am to appreciate their movies. At his best, Anderson can pack a powerful emotional punch - like he does with the teen romance in Moonlight Kingdom. At his most irritating, Anderson seems to stitch together an albeit lush tapestry to make a frustrating movie like The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.It's not that I think Anderson is my ideal director. He isn't. But much like Mamet and David Lynch, no one makes movies like this.
This is pretty much exactly how I perceived the movie. Lots of things in place for a great movie: acting, writing, plot, etc. But not the critical darling I was promised.
Not the critical darling but I still was very entertained. Definetly worth checking out.
Certainly worth a rental.
To clarify I meant that pretty much none of his characters act like they have Asperger's. The way cstu worded his question may have made my response appear as if I thought all of them acted like they have Asperger's.
I know a couple people with Asperger's and while they're not exactly like Anderson's characters they are pretty similar in the they talk. I've most recently seen Moonrise Kingdom and that's how I perceived the two main kids, as well as Schwartzman in Rushmore. Probably not accurate to label them all that way, it's just the thought I have when I think of his characters.
I dig.
This was on all the time when I was a kid but I didn't like that it never went deeper into their issues, like why Jane had such a problem with her dad (I know he didn't spend much time with her but it seems overblown). The movie looks great though and I enjoyed the banter between H.Fonda and Hepburn.
Thought that was easily the worst part of the movie. I love the idea of the ending but didn't feel there was any actual build up from Denzel to get to that point.'cstu said:
People who really like Blade.
Football Factory came out in 2004. GSH came out in 2005. Which one was derivative of which?I liked it, even though it was about Chel$ki fans. :X
Razor?
