Writer/director Martin McDonagh's follow-up to the marvelous
In Bruges (2008). Colin Farrell plays an alcoholic screenwriter wrestling with the script of a hollow action film called "Seven Psychopaths" who suddenly finds himself in hot water with a murderous gangster, thanks to the shenanigans of his best friend (Sam Rockwell, an out of work actor who kidnaps dogs for money). Not surprisingly, real-life psychopaths walk among us, and soon Farrell has found the inspiration for his seven protagonists and ends up writing the film we're watching. (This device has been used before, many times, yet I can only recall
Adaptation. If anyone reading this can think of others, I'd like to know, it's killing me.)
Lots of cartoonish violence and many great one-liners, this was a lot of fun. It's inferior to
In Bruges only because that film seemed more focused, and had more sincerity. The cast is great, particularly Christopher Walken, who for once isn't on autopilot, his best performance in years. Also starring Tom Waits and Woody Harrelson (a last minute replacement for Mickey Rourke, thank goodness).
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