Seven Psychopaths (2012)

Simply Perfect

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

The acting in this movie is really good.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Martin McDonagh's second feature film is one which starts with a huge amount of promise, with a great cast and some fast paced and fun dialogue for the first 30 minutes or so and a pretty classic premise. However I think the film really starts to decline from there as the movie tries to something different by subverting what you'd expect in a movie like this but in the end is let down by basically everything in the film from the acting to the writing and even just the plot really. 6 might be a bit harsh and is probably marking my disappointment for a movie from a director who made one of my favourite films but a 6/10 isn't really that bad, it's still a decent flick. I'd recommend it.

8.5/10 for clarification.Seven Psychopaths is a gloriously dark, often uproariously laughable crime thriller/comedy that exceeds both the critical and public receptions by considerable margins.It is worth initially noting that Psychopaths is not a picture for the faint of heart, and serves as one of the most apologetically violent and gruesome films I have ever seen. However, the spouts of bloodshed (largely presented in a darkly comedic context)are accomplished and render Psychopaths such a remarkably enthralling experience.Other users of the site have commented glowing endorsements on the performances of the lead roles, and whilst I am (to some extent) inclined to agree with that feedback, I can't dilute my feeling that the performances were trivially lacking.For the vast majority of it's run time, Psychopaths consistently delivers a commendably high quality experience, riddled with enticingly dark humour and quotable dialogue. Despite this, the final chapter pertains to being a little more hollow than it's accompanying section and minutely diminishes the quality of the film as a whole.Without a shadow of a doubt; Psychopaths deserves praise for it's non linear structure which consists of a plethora of plot twists, flashbacks and deviations into the backstories of the numerous "Psychopaths".The picture has on numerous occasions been compared to the films of Quentin Tarantino, and accurately so as both revel in their extended sequences of dialogue, graphic depictions of violence and non linear storytelling elements. I believe it's appropriate to say that the quality of Psychopaths is equivalent to that of Inglorious Basterds and Django Unchained (and edges towards Pulp Fiction), though it falls short of the impeccable bar raised by Reservoir Dogs.

This is a wanna be Quentin Tarantino flic. It doesn't succeed. At least with Tarantino there is a story-line and the dialogue can be slick and comical. This hardly exists in this film despite a cast of interesting characters. Its' misogynistic, which is curiously stated by one of the actors at the half-way point.The first half precedes well-enough, but then evaporates into a mish- mash. The film-makers are almost pleading with the audience to provide an ending solution to their troubled movie. How to end, when to end, where to end... It just dissolves into dribble.

One part story about writer's block, one part kidnapped dog ransom movie and loads of dark humor with excellent stylized violence. It's unusual but these might be the most like-able and watchable seven psychopaths ever convened into one very enjoyable film. It's that damn good.