Review of Violet & Daisy (2011) by Leon B — 18 Apr 2014

Review:

What a weird storyline! 2 hit girls for hire, take on a job so they can afford some dresses and they end up caring for the guy that they are going to kill. The music really did spoil the whole feel of the movie, but on the plus side, it does have a shock factor. You really don't know what is going to happen from some scene to the next, which makes you stick with the movie, just to find out what crazy direction it's going to go in next. Although the storyline is fresh and original, it does have a slight comedy feel to it which is a bit strange for a film of this style. Anyway, it's worth a watch but it's not the type of film that you can watch time and time again. Watchable!

Round-Up:

This is yet another movie with Saoirse Ronan which might have been slightly better if there was someone else playing her role. In this film her effortless acting style does work because her partner in crime is nuts, but her character could have done with some in depth emotion. Gandolfini put in a great performance, as usual, which shows that his contribution in film will be missed. Danny Trejo's couple of minutes were better than a lot of his full length movies and Alexis Bledel, the girl who played Violet, was very believable and totally crazy. As for the movie, the concept was good but it could have been a lot better.

Budget: N/A.

Worldwide Gross: $18,000 (Terrible!).

I recommend this movie to people who are into there drama/thriller/comedy type movies about a couple of hit girls for hire. 4/10.