Ameriatch
One of the best films i have seen
LouHomey
From my favorite movies..
Adam Gill
OK - I'm British, so I was bound to cringe at Margot's "London-ish" accent which was - at best, twisted - at worst, strangled. I picked the title because - well, the cast of Margot Robbie and Simon Pegg intrigued me. I also saw Mike Myers on the cast list and sucked my teeth a little but, still - in for a penny... in for a pound!With Sin City-esque (2005) film noir undertones, the story line focuses - in the main - on one night in very close quarters around a (London?) city train station. The attention to some detail was novel - the old money and dress styles placed the film somewhere between 1974 and 1990 - my guess is early 80's from the location shots other scenes - but that is purely incidentals, and I digress...As the movie progresses, sufficient back story fills in some of the gaps - but you can't help yourself from trying to guess the plot as it unfolds. And that plot stutters at first, as you try to orientate yourself to the presentation style - which is very much comic-book. You can almost imagine moving from pane to pane across a page. The shadowy, nighttime contrasting darks and lights drew me to compare the cinematography to Dick Tracy (1990) - which is not a bad thing.The story line itself is clever, if not a little strained. You'll need to suspend disbelief that all of the "required" characters can be brought together for a climactic period which has been allegedly plotted and schemed out over a protracted period of time. The weaving back and forth gets dizzying as the plot progresses into the final quarter, making you wish you'd paid more attention throughout!The acting was - again, for the most part - very good. Notably bad was the dumbing-down of what I assume was intended to be an "East End" gangland script, ably supplemented and portrayed by Dexter Fletcher - sadly destroyed (ironically, since he is actually Camden-born) by the wooden-ness of Max Iron's delivery. To be fair to Max - he clearly spoke the script as provided - so I'll have to put the blame on the screen writer. Margot Robbie's part to play gets a 6 out of 10 (sorry - the accent wobbling all over the place was way too distracing!), Simon Pegg gets an 8 for a solid performance, with Mike Myers coming in around an 8, too (bearing in mind we know Mike has roots in the UK, so it's all good!)I enjoyed this film as a quirky piece which has some stand out moments. The all-too-sudden lapse into gore was a little disappointing and, as others have commented, that finale tied all of the lose ends together but, ultimately, lacked "closure". I gave it a 7 - it could've been an 8 if I wasn't so distracted by Margot's accent which, if you're not British, won't bother you in the slightest!
Robert-90
I could only see what this movie was trying to be, not what it was. A mix of Jim Jarmusch circa Mystery Train, mixed with David Lynch circa Wild at Heart, mixed with Chungking Express, mixed with Delicatessen. What did it lack?: A decent soundtrack (the hallmark of any great movie), truly beguiling, cool, mysterious characters (this ensemble is cut from different cloth), trite uninteresting cinematography (filming the same set with the camera 30 degrees sideways and boring lighting isn't good enough on its own), weak narrative to make up for other failings - you might say Mystery Train had little narrative - but it was totally cool, the real deal. So the overall atmosphere is stagey, no sense of expanse, limited sets, overacted in voice and expression as if broadcasting to a live audience. I found myself looking away at the cringeworthy performances, as if it would embarrass the actors if they knew I'd seen it - I don't blame them completely, any actor can be made to look bad after a poor edit of insufficient material: but they all look and sound pretty stupid. Maybe I'm old, but I've seen better, original cool; this ain't it.
Ashleymyers
Basically Margot Robbie is annoying AF in this show. Couldn't stand more than one episode
eleamalia-31365
A very good movie ! I was impressed . The dialogue is excelent and the actors are the best ! I really liked it . I don't understand is this movie so low rated
