Martin McDonagh’s _Seven Psychopaths_ provides straightforward entertainment, an unusual crime story filled with humor and featuring a remarkable group of actors performing at their best. Colin Farrell portrays Marty, a screenwriter facing difficulties who's attempting to complete his screenplay, also titled "Seven Psychopaths," while his companions Billy (Sam Rockwell) and Hans (Christopher Walken) are involved in k…

Colin Farrell portrays “Marty,” who has a screenplay concept but only a title to show for it. He's typically hungover, and is talking with his friend “Billy” (Sam Rockwell), who generates lots of ideas for his disturbing characters yet doesn't want to bother his creatively blocked companion. Besides having a lively imagination, “Billy” is also participating in a clever scheme alongside the tie-wearing “Hans” (Christo…

I didn't really click with ’Seven Psychopaths’. It almost manages to be a decent film, but ultimately I couldn’t get on board with it. There are parallels to problems I noticed in the director’s earlier work, ’In Bruges’; although this one is better than that movie. The humor felt weak and the performers didn't seem to be operating at their peak. The presence of Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken, and…

It’s a really tangled movie, making it difficult to discuss without potentially giving away key plot points, so maybe focusing on the cast is the best approach, as McDonagh assembled quite an impressive group of actors. Don't go in expecting what the trailer or posters suggest; _Seven Psychopaths_ has absolutely nothing to do with them. Olga Kurylenko (_Max Payne, Quantum of Solace_) feels like she’s wasted her…