Seven Psychopaths

31 and still have to look up the spelling for Psychopaths.. shameful.

Watched this one with Macca over the weekend.  Had a few reds so the memory is a bit hazy but what's there is all good.

Haven't heard of the screenplay writer and director Martin McDonagh before but he's definitely come up with the goods here.  It's a crazy story and I wouldn't be surprised if the main character Marty's writing block is based on McDonagh's own issues working on the script.   McDonagh introduces a number of different story threads which weave their way into a central story, if you could call it that.

The erratic story has only positive effects on the movie though and the style proves very entertaining mainly due to quirky characters played by some big name actors.

Colin Farrell - Solid performance playing a drunk irish guy... Jeez hard role for him?
Sam Rockwell - Also playing himself?  I had flashbacks to his performance in The Green Mile
Christopher Walken - Always good.  *insert accent impression here*
Abbie Cornish - Good to see an aussie girl in another hollywood film, even if it is a very minor role.  Her masterpiece was 'Candy' with Heath Ledger though which if you haven't seen I highly recommend. 
Michael Stuhlbarg - Is it just me or does this guy look too much like Joaquin Phoenix?

And last but definitely not least...  Michael Pitt. -  I still can't look at this guy the same way since 'Funny Games' but that's just a credit to his ability.

Oh wait, how could I forget Woody Harrelson? He's brilliant as the mafia boss who will stop at nothing to get his beloved dog back.  There is no movie in the world that wouldn't be made better with Woody :)

It's a pretty good recipe actually.  Start with a bit of Farrell and Rockwell,  throw in some Walken and Woody and garnish with some Peyote and you get some pretty hilarious and entertaining moments.  Quite a few 'wtf' moments as well.

Check this one out for something a bit different but highly entertaining.  Good to watch with mates.

8/10

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