I can handle a little bit of violence in a film if it is integral to the story – especially if it's not too graphic or bloody. Unfortunately for people like me (and evidently we're in the minority here), it was over-the-top saturated with bloody violent scenes!
I love the line-up of stars, whose performances were flawless! ... Colin Ferrell plays the lone anchor in a sea of psychos. Christopher Walken, always a quirky character, is both entertaining and endearing as the heart of the group, and more troubled than psychopathic. Sam Rockwell does a great psychopath on a mission, with remorseless, yet boyish, joie de vivre. And of course, Woody Harrelson has "crazy" down to a fine art, exhibiting a true psychopathic charisma that has you vacillating between hating him and liking him.
The writing is brilliant. There is never a dull moment. Normally, that would be enough for me to rave about a movie to everyone I know. But the film left me feeling rather like I had gone through a gauntlet. The violence was jarring, and if I had known about this ahead of time (instead of assuming it was a comedy), I would have passed on it.
I love the line-up of stars, whose performances were flawless! ... Colin Ferrell plays the lone anchor in a sea of psychos. Christopher Walken, always a quirky character, is both entertaining and endearing as the heart of the group, and more troubled than psychopathic. Sam Rockwell does a great psychopath on a mission, with remorseless, yet boyish, joie de vivre. And of course, Woody Harrelson has "crazy" down to a fine art, exhibiting a true psychopathic charisma that has you vacillating between hating him and liking him.
The writing is brilliant. There is never a dull moment. Normally, that would be enough for me to rave about a movie to everyone I know. But the film left me feeling rather like I had gone through a gauntlet. The violence was jarring, and if I had known about this ahead of time (instead of assuming it was a comedy), I would have passed on it.