UnowPriceless hyped garbage

Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

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Tweekums As this film opens a couple of killers discuss a hit they are preparing for; then a man approaches from behind and shoots each of them before placing a Jack of Hearts on each body. We then cut to struggling screen writer Marty. He is working on a screenplay titled 'Seven Psychopaths' and his friend Billy is helping him by providing various anecdotes he might use... he also posts an advert in the paper inviting psychopaths to tell Marty their stories. That is the least of their worries though; Billy has stolen a dog belonging to psychotic gangster Charlie's beloved pet Shih Tzu. Charlie will do anything to get it back and that means killing anybody close to the person who took it. As the story continues it is clear that the things that happen will provide Marty with his story... assuming he can survive of course.This black comedy certainly won't be for everybody; it is violent, sometimes very violent and the language is stronger than I expected in a '15' certificate film. If you can get past this though it is very funny. The way the various anecdotes tie in to the main story is well done and not too obvious. The four main characters were a lot of fun; Colin Farrell impresses as Marty, a man clearly out of his depth; Sam Rockwell puts in a fine performance as Billy, a character who is more than a little disturbed and Christopher Walken is great as Hans, a peaceful character with a past. There is also a solid performance from Woody Harrelson as antagonist Charlie. There are plenty of laughs to be had but also some real shocks; especially in the scene where we learn the identity of the 'Jack of Diamonds' psychopath. Overall I enjoyed this although perhaps not quite as much as writer/director Martin McDonagh's 'In Bruges'... I'd certainly recommend it to anybody who enjoyed that film.

noahlenzi Seven Psychopaths is one of the most misunderstood poorly marked brilliant films ever made. With a trailer that resembles more of an Ocean's 11 movie, it pulled the entirely wrong audience. This movie will resonate primarily with storytellers and writers but its a dark comedy full of meta humor and commentary on what Hollywood continues crapping out today. As a beginning screenwriter in college I found the plot based around the Seven Psychopaths screenplay to be hilariously relatable in an odd way. The script for the film itself is full of hilarious character moments and clever dialogue. I can only dream of writing something this good.The performances are all top notch with each actor clearly understanding the tone in which the director was going for. Sam Rockwell is the stand out though, this is my personal favorite role of his. He's like the part of us that just wants a film to be fun and demented while Colin Farrell's character struggles to make a thoughtful and meaningful story. The story is almost like the characters' struggle to figure out what kind of film they're in. An author meeting his own characters only to realize he's one of them as well. Its super meta and really fun if you're open to the careful pacing it takes. This is not an action movie. Its more of a dark comedy/drama. Do not, I repeat, do not watch the trailer for this film. Its a completely misleading attempt to market the film as an action comedy. This film spends time with its characters and completely earns every moment that have.Seven Psychopaths is one of my favorite films and should be viewed by more people who love everything about movies. This movie is a fun time and feels very inclusive to its audience. Its really the best written comedy just ahead of The Big Lebowski. Please give it a watch whenever you can.

freemantle_uk Seven Psychopaths was Martin McDonagh's big follow-up to his dark comedy hit In Bruges and was placed on the Blacklist of best unproduced screenplays in 2006.Marty (Colin Farrell) is a struggling screenwriter in Hollywood who unintentionally gets involved in a the Los Angeles criminal underworld when his roommate, Billy (Sam Rockwell) kidnaps the beloved dog of Charlie (Woody Harrelson), a violent gangster.Seven Psychopaths had a lot of talent involved: McDonagh was able to recruit an all-star cast that featured Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson and Christopher Walken in the main roles and well known actors like Abbie Cornish, Olga Kurylenko, Gabourey Sidibe and Michael Pitt in minor ones. That alone is enough to drawn in film fans and they all have excellent chemistry together. Many of them have excellent comedic timing. It was obvious the actors wanted to work with McDonagh because many of them only had one or two scenes in the film.McDonagh is a skilled wordsmith and Seven Psychopaths' best feature is its dialogue. Combined with the acting Seven Psychopaths has a zip and the banter naturally hilarious. McDonagh is a master at the dark comedy genre and he knows how to make it funny: something other filmmakers forget.Seven Psychopaths has a plot and a style that's similar to the films of Quentin Tarantino, Shane Black and to a lesser extent Guy Ritchie. It matches the tones, quick dialogue and comedy as well as the crime setting and ultra violence. Yet the big weakness of the film is its desire to be meta and self-referential due to Marty's profession. It does learn to fine scenes of violence and action but it does not serve a purpose to the main story. It's a piece of writer self-indolent.Seven Psychopaths is an entertaining crime comedy that fans of Tarantino and Shane Black will enjoy but it does match the heights of In Bruges