A.C.’s Review: A
TALE OF TWO CONTRAST Part 2 - I
recently viewed two movies that are the polar opposite of one and other in
terms of storytelling but share the same style in that they both are vying to
be a serious adult oriented movie. First
up was Parkland.and the next is The Counselor.
Starring
Michael Fassbender and Cameron Diaz is a strangely paced film that does the
opposite direction from Parkland…the characters are given too much development
in that there are endless scenes of conversations between the characters that
are supposedly enriching their character. Some of it was so over the top like
the opening scene is literally five minutes long of Fassbender and Penelope
Cruz having a conversation during a graphic sex scene under white sheets that
leaves the audience wondering if someone switched the reels with something from
the back room at the video store. Later on Brad Pitt’s; character gives an
overlong description of a murder weapon that can choke a person to death while
severing their jugular…is anyone surprised later when Pitt is murdered with the
exact same weapon? Still later yet we have the leader of a Mexican drug cartel
waxing philosophy to the Counselor as to why he must kill the lawyers
girlfriend Penelope Cruz. The
stuff Diaz has to say and do including a sensual performance on the windshield
of a Jaguar has to be seen to be believed.
After
endless scenes of very meaningless conversation the plot of the movie finally
becomes clear but literally it’s in the last 45 minutes or less when things
start finally picking up and even then I had to consult the internet to find a summary
of the plot to help me understand what I just saw.
Best Scene: (Barely)
A shootout between two of Cameron’s bad guys and the Mexican drug cartel.
A.C.’s Rating: A
confused miss-mash not even worthy of DVD rental. If it’s on cable late some
night check it out but don’t pay.
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