Sorry for the pun in the header, could not resist.
Will make this review short and sweet.
Yes, indeed, it is possible to do a "film noire" in color with a modern theme. Look at BLUE RUIN (also reviewed by your humble scribe.) No seriously, go watch it, I will wait here patiently for you to come back. A truly great film, that one.
That said, this is not a successful attempt on par with Blue Ruin. This is not a successful attempt at all.
I have nothing against Pegg in a heavy dramatic role (other than the fact that viewers and reviewers seem to "assume" that if Pegg is in the film, this must be a comedy or a drama-comedy. I don't think so.) What I am against is any film that tries so hard to succeed it gives the viewer a giant headache. In fact the non-stop "caper film" sound track could give you a headache all by itself, assuming it was sold separately, which I hope never happens.
Three stories, three takes of the same story, an ending where the beginning should be -- heady stuff even if you actually ARE Quentin Tarantino.
Not for amateurs.
Loved the Toronado. Great car. The actors were all interesting and tried to do the best they could with the script. Wasn't enough.
Will make this review short and sweet.
Yes, indeed, it is possible to do a "film noire" in color with a modern theme. Look at BLUE RUIN (also reviewed by your humble scribe.) No seriously, go watch it, I will wait here patiently for you to come back. A truly great film, that one.
That said, this is not a successful attempt on par with Blue Ruin. This is not a successful attempt at all.
I have nothing against Pegg in a heavy dramatic role (other than the fact that viewers and reviewers seem to "assume" that if Pegg is in the film, this must be a comedy or a drama-comedy. I don't think so.) What I am against is any film that tries so hard to succeed it gives the viewer a giant headache. In fact the non-stop "caper film" sound track could give you a headache all by itself, assuming it was sold separately, which I hope never happens.
Three stories, three takes of the same story, an ending where the beginning should be -- heady stuff even if you actually ARE Quentin Tarantino.
Not for amateurs.
Loved the Toronado. Great car. The actors were all interesting and tried to do the best they could with the script. Wasn't enough.