Actors: Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell
Director: Martin McDonagh
A friend of mine once did a brilliant deconstruction of the 'Writer's Block' genre of film - where a once-successful (and recently divorced) writer grapples with difficulty in coming up with new ideas but is brought out of his isolation by his friend who takes life as it comes and isn't so hung up on thinking about things. Not only was it a pitch-perfect satire, but it made me re-evaluate the entire genre - I hadn't realized it was something so formulaic. Martin McDonagh here blows up that genre in a very weird way, making a fun, watchable film that lacks the navel-gazing and mopery that normally marks the 'writing about writer' film. There's a good bit of wit and a lot of fun scenery chewing. And of course there's also Christopher Walken.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment