Review of Lawless (2012) by Anthony I — 19 Dec 2015

Lawless isn't flawless, but boy was it a good time. This is one badass, gun-blazing, gangster movie. It's piled high with action. The story is not treated as fascinatingly, and perhaps character development needed some fine tuning.

But you can't say anything bad about the acting. Tom Hardy.. again, he might be the actor of our time. Shia does an incredible job here. There's a real actor hiding behind all of that craziness.

Then, there's Guy Pierce, who absolutely steals every scene as the bad guy. What a monster. Nothing beats well acted evil in a film, and he pulls it off Christoph Waltz-style. That haircut will haunt your nightmares.

Over all, this is a highly underrated film. It may look on the surface to be as bland as a cancelled HBO mini-series. Don't judge the book by it's cover. Give it a watch.