Gritty and brutal with a dash of dark humor, this film is a grim tale of high end, american criminal activity set during the 2008 presidential elections. The movie is essentially a gangster film but without the glamour, it's a down right nasty tale of some hapless criminals who are hunted down and killed by a hired hit man (Played by Brad Pitt). Initially the film seems a lot lighter than in fact it is, what with the two bumbling criminals robbing the money from a poker game while wearing kitchen gloves and wielding a ridiculously small sawed-off shotgun. The film turns dark and horrific once Markie Trattman (Played by Ray Liotta) is savagely beaten in the street by two paid thugs, the film is bleak and aggressive from this point on with a smattering of humor to help it along.
This is not a comedy film, it just has moments of comedy embedded in it and if you're expecting to see something funny or light harted then you're in for a shock. In your average gangster movie when someone's shot that's the end of it, in this film you see them tagged and freezer drawed in the morgue. There's no happy ending and no positive message, the film's harsh subtext seems to be making the point that we can't get along and we do everything for money because life is just another job. And I'm sorry but Brad Pitt doesn't even take off his top this time :(
This is another film that certainly requires it's 18 cert, it doesn't tip toe round any issues and instead gets straight to the point. It's one of those heavy films that you only watch once.
The cinematography is really good and provides a wonderful look for the film, with slow motion shots similar to those in Dredd. You could say that the visuals and overall feel of the film are both very beautiful and also so goddamn ugly. Not sure I can really recommend this film but if you do go to see it be aware it's ruthlessly unforgiving and doesn't hold back.
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