Seven Psychopaths
Written and directed by Martin McDonagh (In Bruges), Seven Psychopaths is the story of a struggling screenwriter (Colin Farrell), who gets caught up in his friend Billy’s (Sam Rockwell) dog napping scheme. Billy runs the seemingly harmless operation with a partner, Hans (Christopher Walken) and all appears to be going smoothly, until Billy and Hans nab Bonny the Shih Tzu who belongs to Charlie (Woody Harrelson), a crazy mobster. Weaving tales of truth and fiction together into a larger than life display of fantasy, action, and drama, Seven Psychopaths is the film that appears to be writing itself. But with such loose canons involved, not everyone can escape with their life, what hardships will be endured, who will survive, and will Zachariah (Tom Waits), a psychopath with a bunny, ever find his long lost love?
Highly anticipated and almost impossible to fail based on the cast alone, the film features some of pop culture’s greatest anti-icon icons; and, with a screenplay that turns and cuts quickly delivering dashes of comedic pepper mixed with the tang and zest of brutal action/violence a new favorite black comedy is born. While not perfect, it takes our heroes a moment to find their character’s center, and the laughs aren’t initially as hearty as one would hope, the film still has enough off beat charm and quotable moments to hold a special place in hearts of those who love to quote films. As squirrely and unpredictable as a three toed cat on a diving board, this one’s sure to stick with you and leave a smile. Worth it! Seven Psychopaths is rated R….for awesome.