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Plot: Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.
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MCT:August 1, 2008The only good thing about this movie is that sarah silverman gets punched in the face! Its a lame dull movie.
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MCT:July 17, 2008
The writer of The Usual Suspects takes on directing and does a pretty good job. Another crime related film about 2 criminals that kidnap a surrogate mother and ask for a large ransom. Ryan Phillippe is very good here in the performance to many that got him out of that teen idol crap. Benicio Del Toro also stars as his partner in crime, as well as James Caan, Taye Diggs & Juliette Lewis.
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MCT:June 28, 2008
An underrated film. Phillippe and Del Toro perform wonderfully and the story line isn't too shabby either.
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MCT:June 27, 2008Dumb, with some ocassional good moments. A movie is suppose to be more than just a compilation of "cool" dialogues. And i blame Tarantino for making so many people believe that.
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MCT:June 26, 2008Joe Sarno: So, you the brains of this outfit, or is he?
Longbaugh: Tell ya the truth, I don't think this is a brains kind of operation.
The longest distance between two points is a kidnapper and his money. Basically sums up the movie. A kidnapping plot that is mixed with lots of twists and convoluted plot points that make me enjoy it more. The dialog is also what makes this movie great to me. A lot of it is very funny,
Longbaugh: I've... never killed a man.
Interviewer: I beg your pardon?
Longbaugh: I said I never killed a man.
Interviewer: I didn't ask if you had.
Longbaugh: You asked why I thought I was qualified, I think of that as qualification.
Some of it is insightful in its own sort of way,
Hale Chidduck: Do you believe in karma?
Joe Sarno: Karma's justice without the satisfaction. I don't believe in justice.
and with that, the movie is also fun to me. It plays a lot like a western themed movie, but plays against a lot of Hollywood conventions, the car chase done here would be a great example of this. The gunplay is also awesome, realistic and very cool to watch.
Ryan Phillippe and Benicio del Toro star as the leads, two low lives, who try to make it big with a not-too-planned out kidnapping. Juliette Lewis plays the victim, who is a surrogate mother for the man who needs to pay the money. James Caan is awesome as a bagman, who has to resort to his own means to get back the woman. And Taye Diggs and Nicky Kaat play to bodyguards concerned only with winning.
Longbaugh: You know what I'm gonna tell God when I see him? I'm gonna tell him I was framed.
From the writer of the Usual Suspects, Christopher McQuarri, I like this film more because of the way these characters handle the subject manner. What's also enjoyable, is that the movie plays out a lot like a western as mentioned, having two anti-heroes going after what they want, mixing it up with tough guys along the way, complete with a soundtrack playing tribute to Ennio Morricone. A movie that has it's own sort of groove, and is one of my favorites.
Longbaugh: What do you think?
Parker: I think a plan is just a list of things that don't happen. -
MCT:June 22, 2008Going into "The Way of the Gun" you might get the idea its a comedy. The opening scene is hilarious, and a definite attention getter. From there, the two main characters go to a sperm bank, and the answers they give are funny.
But then the movie changes into a serious film, even though its actually been one from the start.
Your opinion might change throughout the movie - sometimes its fast with lots of action and other times its slow moving, working intricate details into the film's already gripping story. But if you leave with any feelings, you'll probably know one thing - this movie is smart.
No character is random. If they talk, they say several things. Each character, even the two bodyguards, become important and deceiving. That's almost a bad thing, because even though its nice to have this fleshed out of a story, it takes away screen time for the more interesting characters.
Del Toro and Phillippe don't develop as much as I'd want. Especially Del Toro, but I found myself liking how mysterious he was, so I'm not complaining.
I enjoyed James Caan, and this is one of the few I can think of that he's done a good job with. Juliette Lewis is kind of annoying, but she does better than previous works.
All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed way of the gun. If you like movies with heroes, then stay away - practically everyone is a bad guy in this. If you enjoy realistic and fast gun play, you can't do better than this. But if violence isn't your thing, ignore it.
Very well layered, but some characters you want to see more than others. -
MCT:June 18, 2008Christopher McQuarrie, writer of The Usual Suspects made his directorial debut with this film, and he hit a home run. Sadly, most people never saw it or took notice.
It's a great piece of work. Phillippe and Del Toro shine in the lead roles, supported by stellar turns by Taye Diggs, Nicky Katt, James Caan, and others. The film starts off with a great laugh that sets up the characters perfectly. From there it only gets better, culminating in a masterfully directed old-school gunfight.
McQuarrie recently reunited with Bryan Singer for another film (Valkyrie), and I hope from here he decides to take another shot at directing (IMDb says he's directing something called The Stanford Prison Experiment). Whatever he does, I'll be first in line to check it out. -
MCT:June 6, 2008
Being Christopher McQuarrie's directorial debut, my expectations were too high. A Peckinpah-like crime thriller with a diffuse story line and shallow character development. The shootout at the end is the only intense moment, without being surprising at all.
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MCT:June 3, 2008
This movie moves in and out of being incredible and just "ok." With some fantastic character development, decent setups, moral dilemmas and strained motives that we, the audience, are left to decipher "The Way Of The Gun" proves to be a very smart film filled with some great surprises and great characters.
Benicio Del Toro and Ryan Phillippe are fantastic in their roles. I have always enjoyed Del Toro's work and was surprised at how much Phillippe held his own next to him. James Caan was also amazing playing a grizzled old "bagman" with words of wisdom to be imparted on our erstwhile protagonists. I am pushing it using the word "protagonist" here, but you be the judge.
Taye Diggs was great and Juliette Lewis played her part very well.
Note too that there is no character in here just for the sake of filler. Each proves to be essential. One, you will note, has about ten lines or so...listen to those lines carefully because they prove to be integral to the plotline.
The movie itself leaves a lot of questions at the end even in answering some.
The gunplay is fierce and there is a lot of violence, but more in a Tarantino mock up where it feels real and not overly sensational (even note the two main characters have "Mr." in front of their names throughout reminding us of "Reservoir Dogs").
This is a gritty, pulp noir film that will definitely take you if you let it. It is disturbing in some parts and may even make you feel a little dirty.
Me...I like it dirty. -
MCT:May 1, 2008
"There is a natural order. The way things are meant to be. An order that says that the good guys always win. That you die when it's your time, or you have it coming. That the ending is always happy, if only for someone else."
This was a really fun, enjoyable and entertaining movie to watch. It had it all - action, comedy, guns and some great actors. My kind of movie. So I knew I would love it, and it impressed me more than I thought it would. It's a kidnapping thriller movie with some comedy thrown in with it. A great mixture of genres together, and it came across exceptionally well.
It's a great plot with something of a twist towards the end. Two criminals (Ryan Phillippe, Benicio Del Toro) kidnap a woman who is being paid to be a surrogate mother by a powerful 'gangster'. When they find out who he is, they demand $15mil for the woman. But things begin to get hectic and chaotic as this leads to gun fights and a struggle to stay alive. New sides are formed and it becomes unclear who the enemies and allies really are, and what they are fighting for.
Ryan Phillippe was brilliant! Although his character as well as Benicio Del Toro's were criminals, they were still like able in the movie. I am beginning to really like Benicio Del Toro in movies like this, he is just incredible! Juliette Lewis is pregnant for most of this flick, but that doesn't stop her from giving a fantastic performance. Taye Diggs was also another great actor in this, as well as appearances from people like Geoffrey Lewis and James Caan. I can give two thumbs up to the whole cast for this!
It really couldn't have been much better, all the gun sequences were brilliant and action-packed. I would put it under action, but this also had quite a lot of funny scenes, I found myself loving the comedy in this just as much as the action. I highly recommend this to anyone who is in the mood for some great entertainment throughout the whole film. -
MCT:March 17, 2008
how come Mc Quarrie (who wrote the script of the masterpiece "the usual suspects") wrote and directed this piece of crap? Unbelievable...
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MCT:March 12, 2008
Genre nitpicking aside, this movie has it all: intriguing/mysterious characters, really intense gunfights, drama, compelling plot... it's really hard to ask for a better movie.
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MCT:February 25, 2008This was action-packed and full of Del Toro's brand of humor. Other than that it didn't have much going for it.
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MCT:February 7, 2008Interesting and quirky, I've seen this one half a dozen times and I'm still not quite sure what to make of it.
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MCT:January 1, 2008
Takes a certain kind of person to watch this movie and like it. It had such a strange feel to it I imagine it puts some people off. I myself enjoyed it a lot. There was something very real about it.
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MCT:December 1, 2007
Awesome opening! All the little things are in this movie like reloading their guns, and even checking what side the gas tank is on in their stolen van.
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MCT:September 23, 2007
Yes it comes with a fair share of mesmerising yet very violent gunplay histrionics and that side makes up for what it lacks in character depth and plot. The usually dynamic Del Toro delivers a cardboard performance as does Phillipe as they play two criminals who kidnap pregnant Lewis (in fine form here in more of a dramatic role) with the usual intent of bagging dough. The highlights are the explicit but great opening scene and the blood-soaked last act.
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MCT:September 12, 2007
The story was so confusing in parts and the directing was shit. Caan, Del Toro and Phillippe all put in good parts though. Definetly a movie Tarantino could have picked up and made a classic!
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MCT:September 10, 2007What a POS this is. An absurd plot,
unrestrained direction gradititous swearing, extremly boring. there is a first time for everything: this is the first movie i have fallen alseeep to. what a peice of crap this is. worst movie ever. -
MCT:September 10, 2007
A very moody, austere piece, and Del Toro is wicked. Phillipe was actually good in it too. Caan was great as the "Adjudicator." Great gun scenes (the guns are actually considered DANGEROUS in this movie).
I recommend this movie if you are in a very lone wolf sorta mood, but don't wanna watch a western. -
MCT:September 9, 2007
Good Movie,
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RYAN PHILLIPPE and BENICIO DEL TORO star in this twisting crime drama about two cold-blooded career criminals who kidnap a surrogate mother and find themselves in an escalating cycle of guns and mayhem. Long-time partners, Parker and Longbaugh, are hoping for a quick and non-violent payoff when they abduct Juliette Lewis as Robin, a young woman carrying the child of a wealthy south western couple. But kidnapping proves to be much more complicated - logistically and psychologically - than other felonies they've committed. -
MCT:August 21, 2007
mcquarrie's violent and brilliantly philosophical debut as a writer/director. a captivating thriller that nails the rebellious element of the human condition
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