Review of Seven Psychopaths (2012) by Grant S — 05 Dec 2013

Silly and dull. From the start it just goes nowhere. Writer and director Martin McDonagh tries too hard to be clever and quirky, and it just comes off as absurd.

Casting demonstrates just how try-hard the production is. Every main character is played by an A-lister: Sam Rockwell, Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken. Many of the minor characters are played by stars: Tom Waits, Olga Kurylenko, Michael Stuhlbarg, Michael Pitt, Abie Cornish, Harry Dean Stanton. None of them put a foot wrong, but are hamstrung by the plot (especially) and direction.