Seven Psychopaths [DVD]

My rating is more of a 3.5Thanks for reading!𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅?Seven Psychopaths is a 2012 dark comedy crime film written and directed by Martin McDonagh. It stars Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, and Christopher Walken, with Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish, Olga Kurylenko, and Željko Ivanek in supporting roles.Boozy writer Marty (Farrell) is a man in search of a screenplay. He has a catchy title but no story to go along with it. Marty has a couple of oddball buddies, Hans (Walken) and Billy (Rockwell), who make a living by kidnapping rich people's dogs, then returning them and collecting the reward. However this time, the fur flies when Hans and Billy kidnap the beloved pooch of a gangster ( Harrelson), and Marty uses the ensuing events as fodder for his screenplay.𝑶𝒌𝒂𝒚 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒈𝒍𝒆.𝑫𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆...𝑷𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉In hindsight, perhaps I should have known what to expect. Having made his directorial debut with 𝑰𝒏 𝑩𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒆𝒔 years prior, McDonagh Has proven himself as having a knack for weaving between irritainment and delight - And, don't mistake this as me implying that McDonagh Is annoying, but there is convenience of calamity in his screenplays that can be difficult to swallow; just how does one manage to be so mysterious, and yet so mechanical all at the same time? But, I digress.𝑺𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝑷𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒔 resides largely in the shadows of misdirection: both telling its viewers what it's all about (spoilers y'all, there are Seven Psychopaths) and indebting itself to the polarity of his own script. As a consequence of its subject matter there is a monumental lack of nuance (hold that thought) because each character has one core trait keeping them tethered to one another (can y’all possibly guess what it is?) with such little disparity... but like any seasoned magician, McDonagh always has an ace up his sleeve. It's a couple of aces, though, because if anything is perfectly composed - it's undoubtedly the cast. Between the versatility of specialization - with Rockwell being my personal MVP - the laughs and chemistry are unmatched; everyone seems to be doing their absolute best with their particular inclinations, and where some ensembles simply cut the mustard this one certainly takes the whole cake. Before looking into McDonagh’s Personal connection to 𝑺𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝑷𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒔 I was admittedly at a bit of a loss. Sure - I'm in no way justified In hoping for any particular amount of depth, but I found myself feverishly looking for clues as to how this film was inspired. McDonagh has been pretty honest in this regard, and when the connections are made explicitly clear they only seem all the more obvious.Who is Marty other than an Irish writer (Like McDonagh!)who's struggling to breathe life into his unique vision?Despite being the farthest from autobiographical, Marty and his maker both apostatize extremities - more specifically, a world dictated by dichotomy is sort of the bane of their existences. Throughout Marty consistently touches on this idea of compromise, and he doesn't hesitate to reflect and begrudge the way in which his expectations for complexity (especially with elements that are contradictory) make the road that he's on increasingly difficult to navigate.I do have to ask though – to what purpose? I'm not privy, and I enjoy a good riddle. But I don't like guessing games. I can pull my own inferences out of a hat, but 𝑺𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝑷𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒔 attempts to elaborate on this point are wildly underwhelming. What is Marty's end game? Financial Independence? A braggable remedy? Approval or praise from his peers? A socially acceptable form of introspection? Is this a desperate grasp for success? And while I am capable of spelling success, who the heck am I to try actually defining it?McDonagh Claims insistently that his connection with Marty is largely surface-level - and to be quite honest with you all I'm not sure if I buy that. When we dig further there's more important things to take note of - and these aren't just any old things, but a multitude of somethings with possibly universal applications. Marty is... in so many ways, constantly at the mercy of an existence that is hell-bent on sucking him in with no plans in the future of spitting him back out. This isn't completely true, though, because at the end of the day Marty has some amount of autonomy that he totes around in his toolbox. Why doesn't he though?I’ll guess. We all know how much I enjoy doing that.Marty is…. well, relatively analogous to that of a sponge. And this isn't a sponge that understands its objectives without question, but one sort of alienated to the toxicity of his readily available environment; As a consequence of this he increasingly struggles to see how in the world he actually “fits in”. This isn't all, though. Marty so….curious. Marty is so... desperate to make meaningful connections with others while using their lives - which, I guess, are reminders that his life is soaked to the bone with monotony - as a fair point a comparison or inspiration for his own creative ventures.And I guess…. Marty is…. well, I guess a whole lot more like me than originally presumed.He's that optimistic streak of confidence that wards away the pessimistic spirit. And maybe, inadvertently, this is how McDonagh Would really like to be remembered.He insinuates this with jest. He moves the pieces around, and he laughs. He laughs because of his evasiveness. He laughs at the idea of people trying to figure out what he's really passionate about.But eventually the curtains do come up..And when they do, there is potential - which on its own is a strength - that naturally finds ways to make itself more noticeable.And when that happens, I will laugh too.And not really at him, but with him.. . .because every dog has his day, every man has their moment, and the whole being less than the sum of its parts just might not be the worst thing, after all.

Dialogue is amazing. The actors did what needed to be done. I can’t say much else or else I will spoil a lot as it’s nowhere near as predictable as most films today.

From my site [...]A movie that is amazing as the concept is bizarre. Seven Psychopaths is well made, full of action, and absolutely hilarious.Marty (Colin Farrell) is an alcoholic screen writer with a terrible case of writers block. Marty’s friend Billy (Sam Rockwell) is very encouraging and constantly tries to help Marty with his screen play. It is clear that Marty doesn’t respect Billy, and seeing the strange things Billy does, it is not all that surprising. Billy hangs out with a man named Hans (Christopher Walken). The two abduct dogs and hang on to them until the owners offer a reward. They then turn up and act innocent while returning the dog to collect the reward. Their relatively harmless plan takes a dark turn when Billy kidnaps Bonny, the shih tzu owned by a mob boss named Charlie (Woody Harrelson). The movie never stops moving and it moves quickly at that. Keeping up this pace for two hours is a huge credit to director Martin McDonagh. As the story unfolds it is told not only in the world of Marty, Billy, Hans, and Charlie but also in Marty’s head as he works his way through the screen play he is working on. As Marty’s situation becomes more chaotic the barrier between the two worlds starts to seriously blur.Colin Farrell doesn’t always make a hit but he is an actor who always tries hard. In this case his persistent hard work absolutely pays off since Psychopaths is an amazing movie. Farrell also stared in Martin McDonagh’s previous movie “In Bruges” (also a 5/5). Farrell isn’t quite the audience perspective or voice of reason in Psychopaths but he is the closest tether to reality the audience is given as they try to keep up with the insane actions of the rest of the movie’s characters. Sam Rockwell is the most far-out character by far. Despite Rockwell’s outrageous actions and ideas he is never guilty of chewing the scenery. He pushes his character to the limits but keeps control just enough to be amazing. Rockwell steals every scene he is in and proves yet again he is an actor who can handle any script that is given to him. Christopher Walken also delivers an impressive performance. It seems in recent years that Walken had essentially become a parody of himself and showed up in a lot of really terrible movies just so idiot teenagers would laugh at his distinct speech pattern. Walken is anything but a joke in Psychopaths. He is also out of the norm but at the same time a very calculated man who things about his actions and what he says, Walken gets some of the most shudder-ingly impressive scenes in the movie. Woody Harrelson is always a fan favorite despite most of his performances being very middle of the road. He never disappoints but never blows the audience away. Harrelson’s role in psychopaths is a good one and definitely plays to Harrelson’s strengths.The script deserves a lot of credit for all the characters in the movie, it is clear they weren’t created by the actors but the actors certainly brought them to life. With a lesser cast and crew this script, while obviously very strong, could have been pushed into the realm of far too ridiculous and fell flat on it’s face. The serious subject matter, brutal violence, and perfect blend of comedy are all proof of how strong the screen play really was.Seven Psychopaths is a rare combination of fairly serious subject matter and outright hilarious comedy. The jokes are smart, the dialogue snaps, and the actors are flawless. Martin McDonagh took an incredibly strong script and molded it into an absolute master piece.

I heard about Seven Psychopaths from a film critic who gave it a glowing review and figured I'd pick it up if it was on sale on Amazon.ca, which it was one day. I won't give away too many details in this review, but I found the movie to be an interesting concept that started off strong yet seemed to fall apart in the second half. Something about how the movie was cut seemed a bit off (I did a search on YouTube and found the director / film crew cut A LOT of the movie out - perhaps if they left the other approximately 20-25 mins of footage in, the movie would have worked better).Regardless, the cast was really good, especially Sam Rockwell (who is a really underrated actor in my opinion), and seemed to work well with one another.Overall, I give it 3/5 - it's an interesting indie movie, but likely won't gather a cult-following.

E' un mix tra una black comedy e una fine satira psicologica. C'è un cast eccellente, forse un filino "scelto" male (per es., Farrell lo vedo "fuori tema", mente Walken e Harrelson sono perfetti). Ma se cercate un "giallo" diverso dal solito, pur senza essere brillante come altri film del genere (chessò Ladykiller ?) potreste trovarlo interessante (anche se per qualcuno potrebbe ricordare la corazzata fantozziana ...)

J'ai été tenté d'attribuer 3 étoiles à ce film tant j'apprécie énormément son réalisateur mais finalement je me suis résolu à ne lui attribuer que 2 étoiles tant il est d'une violence extrême totalement inutile et tant j'ai été déçu par rapport à la filmographie "haut de gamme" de Martin Mc Donagh.Son court métrage "Six Shooters" (2006) que l'on peut visionner à la suite de "Three Billboards", "Bons baisers de Bruges" (2008) et "Three billboards" Les panneaux de la vengeance"(2017) sont de vrais chefs d'œuvre. D'où ma très grande déception en visionnant "7 Psychopathes". Une mise en scène peu ou pas maîtrisée, des flots d'hémoglobine qui empêchent au film de prendre la forme d'un pastiche et noient des dialogues et des situations qui auraient pu être savoureuses. Le monstre semble avoir échappé à son créateur.Reste une excellente distribution où l'on retrouve la "troupe" du réalisateur: Colin Farrell (Bons baisers de Bruges), Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson et Abbie Cornish (Three billboards) et un nouveau venu le toujours aussi brillant Christopher Walken.Une occasion ratée et on ne peut que le regretter.

This movie was hilariously entertaining. Sam Rockwell is my all time favorite actor and he didn’t disappoint. This movie kept me laughing right through. If you don’t like swearing however it may not be your cup of tea as the sweats are more on the vulgar side of the scale.

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