Review of A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) by Thequietgamer — 23 Jan 2015
Don't come into this expecting a "Taken" like Neeson action movie. It's a slower paced and dark thriller. It doesn't do anything new for that genre, but thanks to a tight plot and an excellent lead in Neeson it's a top-notch addition to the genre.
Most movies based off of novels have brief sections where something a character does makes little sense because the explanation behind it which was in the source material didn't make it into the movie due to time constraints. That isn't the case here. It's one of those rare cases where everything feels perfectly fleshed out.
A few familiar tropes of the genre are present (a retired cop becoming a detective after a past mistake on the force caused him to hang up his badge), but they don't detract from the overall experience. This is a dark, grisly thriller that I think is sure to please. An excellent book to film adaption.
My total score for the movie is a 9.9/10.
This review of A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) was written by Thequietgamer on 23 Jan 2015.
A Walk Among the Tombstones has generally received mixed reviews.
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