Review of Seven Psychopaths (2012) by Hotelcentral — 24 Oct 2020

The problem with psychopaths is that they're insane and the things they do frequently make no sense. It's a little like listening to Donald Trump. He'll contradict himself five times in the space of 60 seconds, all the while proclaiming that he's the greatest who ever was and everyone else is simply the worst. And when all is said and done there's more meaning to be found in the whisper of a breeze and the chirping of crickets.

It's not a convincing premise. Despite the stature of the players there's nothing in the acting that makes this believable or funny or particularly entertaining. And, once again, I'm reminded of the definition of a shaggy dog story: an extremely long-winded anecdote characterized by extensive narration of typically irrelevant incidents and terminated by an anticlimax. I'd say that pretty much covers it.