Claiming to be a true story is a bit too much. but that aside it is a film that does grip...but not entertain, due to the unbridled violence that runs for two hours without let-up. Outstanding in the cast is Guy Pearce (goes from strength to strength in the acting stakes), and Tom Hardy (who sounds like Paul Newman a hell of a lot). There are some scenes that could well have been edited out due to their content, but the scenery is superb, and quite surprisingly the music fits the mood very well. I found the lead LeBoeuf to be struggling in a part that required greater ability, and the addition of Gary Oldman had to be to give star value, but frankly he is wasted. The final scenes beg more questions than answers, and I have to say Forrest must have had the constitution of 10 men. Frankly, it could have been better with a few better actors to do the leads justice (Hardy and Pearce excepted)
Review of Lawless
