This was a fairly solid revenge film with stellar performances by Jack Huston and Willa Fitzgerald. John Malkovich was also exceptional. Robert De Niro's "southern accent" was telegraphed in and he was mis-cast in this one.
I'm reading a lot of negativity from Millennials and Gen X-ers simply because De Niro is 79 and Malkovich is 68 and evidently they're supposed to be put out to pasture but to me, that just spells cheap-shot reviewing. Don't like their performances? Why not? "Because they're old" doesn't cut it.
The story line and plot were formulaic; drug addiction, redemption, temptation, dealing with temptation, and revenge. But it was nicely done, Jack Huston was very believable, and you could do a lot worse for entertainment.
I'm reading a lot of negativity from Millennials and Gen X-ers simply because De Niro is 79 and Malkovich is 68 and evidently they're supposed to be put out to pasture but to me, that just spells cheap-shot reviewing. Don't like their performances? Why not? "Because they're old" doesn't cut it.
The story line and plot were formulaic; drug addiction, redemption, temptation, dealing with temptation, and revenge. But it was nicely done, Jack Huston was very believable, and you could do a lot worse for entertainment.