A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)

The Worst Film Ever

Simply Perfect

A Masterpiece!

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

A Walk Among the Tombstones is a decent movie with a mostly well developed plot and a good cast. It's certainly a tense thriller as Liam Neeson searches for the men whole killed his client's wife. There is a constant eerie atmosphere which keeps you awaiting something huge.Unfortunately, nothing huge ever really comes, every twist and tum throughout is expected, it's something you would see in any other thriller, there is no shocking or unexpected moment. I was not fond of the scenes between Matt and TJ. The writers were clearly going for a "wise man helps damaged kid" scenario that was meant to add heart to to the film, which I think mostly failed, as Astro speaks like he hates Neeson for the entire movie, there is absolutely no chemistry between them. A Walk Among the Tombstones is certainly an enjoyable thriller, but is has too many flaws and predictability to be one I could recommend. A private investigator must hunt down the men who kidnapped and murdered the wife of a drug cartel leader. Best Performance: Liam Neeson / Worst Performance: Astro

A movie that attempts to hearken back to an older era of crime drama. It does a good job of doing so, though the repeated mentions of y2k were unnecessary."Was it interesting?" It had unique characters, though some interactions were slightly weird. It's not groundbreaking, but the story was pretty original.2.5 out of 3."Was it memorable?" The cinematography portrayed the city well with abandoned areas, back alleys, rainy and cloudy days. The problem with that is overall I remember it as being mostly gray.2 out of 3."Was it entertaining?" The flashback action scene was real good. The fights later on in the film were not as much, but still rather realistic. You can tell that the film makers were not too afraid of showing things but still knew where the line was.2 out of 3.Starting with 1 (because), 1 + 2.5 + 2 + 2 = 7.5 I'm going to round to 8 because of showing detective work just being interviews, observation, and research. Not being just action, genius, and luck.

A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014): Dir: Scott Frank / Cast: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour, Adam David Thompson, Brian "Astro" Bradley: Grim and dark thriller about descending through the realms of grief. Liam Neeson plays a former detective who gave up alcohol when a bar robbery results in innocent people being killed. He is lured out by a drug dealer whose wife was kidnapped by two criminally insane ex-cops. When he made the payoff, her body was returned in pieces. He demands revenge and needs Neeson to track them down. Surprisingly decent, if not shocking screenplay that plays more for plot than action, although there is plenty of that, as well as grim moments. Neeson plays his usual gritty persona yet he has rarely been better than this. He is dealing with the affects of alcohol as well as test his wit tracking down these killers before their sadistic urges surface again. Dan Stevens plays the drug dealer awaiting justice and to enact the penalty for the loss of his wife. David Harbour and Adam David Thompson are menacing as the two killers who demonstrate a sick sensation where victim survival is against a sexual high. Brian "Astro" Bradley steals moments as a homeless youth Neeson encounters in the library, and who evidently becomes a willing partner. Director Scott Frank tenses the atmosphere with gloom apartments, basements, alleys, and rooftops with caged birds. The message is lost in the brutality of the violence but those seeking a well written thriller that captivates and thrills to the end, then I suggest taking a walk amongst the tombstones. Score: 9 / 10

Liam Neeson in a thriller about kidnapping (what, again? yes, again). It's well acted, but there are just too many problems with it, mainly plot-related. It goes from place to place in a weird way, seems to go one way but goes to another. But mainly it's just pointless. At least twice during the movie I thought it's the end, but it continued. When it actually ended, I thought: So what's the point?Side note: All the gun fights scenes were incredibly loud. I don't know if that's a problem of the film or the cinema itself - because all the other scenes were in decent volume - but those scenes (especially all the guns firing) were so incredibly loud that it actually hurt my ears (or perhaps I shouldn't go to the cinema with a headache/migraine).