I couldn't keep track of all the side characters either. That's why, when I got home, I looked up the shootout. Cause I thought those people in the car were just bystanders, but I wasn't sure, they could have been other gang members. And it turns out they were bystanders. I'm just...amazed they didn't make a deal out of that.
For such a violent movie, it's maybe inappropriate to call it bloodless, but that's the best adjective I've got. It's completely uninvolving.
From the reviews of the book, though, it seems that it is everything this movie wasn't. It's almost like they assumed the audience would have read the book, so they didn't need the story, just an illustration of the cooler bits. What an assinine way to make a movie. Just makes me want to watch Butch Cassidy again.
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Date: 2009-07-06 04:36 pm (UTC)For such a violent movie, it's maybe inappropriate to call it bloodless, but that's the best adjective I've got. It's completely uninvolving.
From the reviews of the book, though, it seems that it is everything this movie wasn't. It's almost like they assumed the audience would have read the book, so they didn't need the story, just an illustration of the cooler bits. What an assinine way to make a movie. Just makes me want to watch Butch Cassidy again.