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Director: Michael Davis
Writer: Michael Davis
Producers: Rick Benattar, Susan Monford, Don Murphy
Actors:
Clive Owen as Mr. Smith Paul Giamatti as Hertz Monica Bellucci as Donna |
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That said, kudos to writer/director Michael Davis for trying to weave a somewhat more interesting storyline into the genre, but more importantly, for directing the shit out of this movie, with a ton of unique and original shots and scenes, many of which you can just rewind and watch on their own, over and over again, without even having to re-watch the entire film. In fact, there are at least 5-6 awesome action sequences, complete with fun kills, toe-tapping rock music and a bloody rapid pace lining this movie, any of which are worth the price of admission/rental on their own. Which leads me to the film’s other small negative point: its two leads. I dig Owen as an actor, particularly in serious pieces, but I feel as though his character here was a little too dour for everything that was going on around him. I understand the dude is “the angriest man in the world” (and some of those touches were a blast as well – loved those “carrot kills” and his road rage), but with the theme of the film being so over-the-top, I’m quite sure that I would have preferred someone a little…well, goofier. Like a Bruce Campbell type. Monica Bellucci was also gorgeous to behold as the “lactating whore” (that’s fun to say), and any time she showcases her goodies in a movie, God knows I’m first in line with sweaty dollars in one hand and a box o’ Kleenex in the other, but her delivery/or accent took me out of a couple of “serious” scenes between she and Owen, to the point that I didn’t really give too much of a shit about her or him…although I did care for the cute baby.
On another positive note, if you didn’t catch it the first time around, be sure to stay tuned to the end of this movie for its super-energetic closing credit sequence, which actually looks a lot more like an opening credit sequence. Either way, it’s a ton of fun and so is the film’s final scene in which Owen’s character no longer has the use of his hands, but still finds a way to kill all of the bad guys surrounding him. That’s not really a “spoiler”, folks…that’s the whole movie!! If you enjoy extreme action flicks, particularly those that took place during the ‘80s in which the good guy seemed to kill every single guy with every single one of his bullets, while the baddies couldn’t hit the side of a fuckin’ building with theirs – such was their ineptitude – this movie should be right up your alley, especially if you dig on cool “bad lines” (“Talk about shooting your load“) and bloody-ass murders. If, on the other hand, you’re one to watch a film while griping about how “That couldn’t really happen in real life!”, save yourself and the rest of us the hassle of telling you to shut your pie-hole when you complain about this film’s “preposterous” nature, and scratch it off your “Films to see” list. “My God. Do we really suck or is this guy really that good?” Both, asshole…both!
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