Given the amount of talent involved Seven Psychopaths should have been a far better movie than it turned out to be, which is to say it's average at best. It's obvious that after the success of In Bruges Hollywood tried to cash in on writer/director Martin McDonagh while maintaining a connection to that far superior movie by casting Colin Farrell. The rest of the cast phone in unconvincing performances apart from Christopher Walken who is the only one who seems to be trying. The plot centers on Farrell's character, a movie writer struggling with a script entitled Seven Psychopaths as well as alcoholism and a failing relationship. We're then introduce to a number of "whacky" characters and unlikely situations which are so contrived it's difficult to watch at times. Just as the plot starts to come together the movie takes an extended break as the three central characters go off to the desert to take pyote and talk pony. McDonagh is literally telling us he doesn't want to make a Hollywood formula movie, Farrell's character actually says this on several occasions. McDonagh is deliberately wasting the audience's time as well as taunting the Hollywood executives who bank rolled the project. Talk about taking a good hard bite out of the hand that feeds you...
Review of Seven Psychopaths
