Jason Joe

I decided to watch this as Mads Mikkleson ouzes cool. However, even he couldn’t carry this mess. There are some good set pieces, but it was gore for gore’s sake. Not much in the way of plot at all. I didn’t even care about the anti-hero as there was never a moment where you thought he was doomed. Matt Lucas as an evil kingpin! Have we run out of Brits to play baddies now? Maybe he was the only villain in the village 2/5

Good points. Visually spectacular, where CGI takes a back seat for big set pieces. The leads are great, especially Kenneth Branagh, who chews the scenery. Bad Points - BLARMM!! It’s effective, but over used here to the point of distraction. It’s very very loud and even the score covers the dialogue, which in a film like this, is much needed. Finally, the plot. I’m no village idiot, but I really needed Joseph Gordon Levitt’s exposition here like he did in Inception. I also missed his regulars, Tom Hardy, JGL etc. At least Michael Caine turned up. Overall. One to watch at the cinema, but needs a few viewing with the volume turned down.

I must have seen a different film to all the critics who are fawning over this. Yes, it’s a nod to 60s movies, but nostalgia does not make a film. A plot usually helps. 2 hours and 40 minutes later I left the cinema wondering what I’d just seen. It’s a shame because the cast were good. Margot Robbie didn’t have a part in the film and was wasted. Over long and over hyped.