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Convention has become something of a must for the Hollywood studios
over the last couple of decades, where the average American viewer
remains uninterested in beautiful cinematography or slow moving
monologues. Modern-day films have relied on big stars, quick
one-liners, budget destroying digital effects and more sequels and
trilogies than I care to name.
be made. OK, so maybe my list was not totally ignored, as the men
behind the camera are bonafide superstars.
an art form that others strive to imitate. With this film it's obvious
that Hollywood weight has earned them the chance to make the picture
the way they wanted to make it. A feat that you would be surprised to
hear, doesn't happen very often.
started rolling is a tribute to the fact they got it right.
local while he's out hunting. The remainder concentrates on the
journey of the money and the perils faced by those connected to it.
The awesome Tommy Lee-Jones plays the laid back cop who, on the cusp
of retirement, takes a sopharific view to the crimes committed.
between gore and artistically shot hostility, with ease and grace
keeping those of a squeamish disposition peering through their fingers
stress how refreshing and interesting it is to watch a film of two
hours in length without a single note of music in it. To have a twenty
minute plus scene without one word of dialogue. To have your biggest
star, Lee-Jones, used so sparingly, and to such great effect, is
brilliant.
reminded me of the earlier years of film making where scripts, acting
and storylines were vital ingredients to a great movie.
public. Lets face it, the reason why films like this don't get made
very often is that they fail to make any money. To the Hollywood
producer, box office takings are all that matter. This is the
unfortunate nature of the modern entertainment industry. Nevertheless,
as long as there are directors out there willing to make films like
this and producers who are ballsy enough to fund it then it's worth
sitting through the drivel that is thrust upon us at the local
multiplex
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