There's a lot of crazies in California...
Here are 7 of them.
The Story:
Marty (Colin Farrell) is a struggling screenwriter who is mentally blocked on his latest screenplay, Seven Psychopaths. He's been getting some ideas from his good friend Billy (Sam Rockwell) that is helping him to flesh out and create the psychopaths that the tale requires. Meanwhile, Billy and his pal Hans (Christopher Walken) make some quick money by stealing pets and returning them to their owners for a big reward. The problem? They just stole the wrong guy's (Woody Harrelson) dog, and he's not going to rest until he makes them pay!
The film lives up to its name. There are indeed seven, if not possibly more, psychopaths on the loose in this film. While Harrelson, Walken and Rockwell are chewing up the scenery at every turn, Farrell tries to remain the sane center, grounding the flick in reality.
The movie is absurd, and delightful, often at the same time.
If you saw Martin McDonagh's first film, In Bruges, also starring Colin Farrell, you kind of get the idea of what to expect: Clever dialogue, crazy characters, and bloodshed aplenty.
If you haven't, you should, it's a pretty good film.
Seven Psychopaths takes all of that, and ramps it up several notches.
Everyone does a great job, stellar acting from top to bottom. Walken actually plays the more subdued character this go round, taking a backseat to the zany Rockwell and the angry Harrelson. The dialogue has flashes of insane brilliance, but stays pretty consistent great throughout.
The film isn't for everyone, but if you like black comedies, you're probably going to enjoy this one.
Final Grade: B
Is It Worth Adding to My Film Collection: It could be, but probably will not. Since I am the only one who would watch it at my house, I usually have to pass on movies like this.
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