StyleSk8r
At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
Taha Avalos
The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
Phillipa
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
Michael Ledo
The film starts out with a funeral, followed by four of his buddies having a drink and smoking a doobie. Zach (Michael Pitt) is a portfolio manager and is engaged to Janie (Morgan Wolk). Noah (Dan Stevens) was the class geek. He was bullied and is still a bit socially awkward. Bryce (Rob Brown) has a hot stock tip. And Warren (Christopher Abbott) rounds out the foursome.It starts out innocent enough as Noah was able to come up with the money for our foursome to invest in Bidexco stock. As fate would have it the stock fails. Noah borrowed the money from the mob and Eddie (John Travolta) wants his money with interest. Clearly our guys don't have the money, so they reluctantly agree to kidnap Marques (Edi Gathegi) for Eddie so he can exchange for his kidnapped niece.The film flows in a dark, quirky and sometimes twisty manner. Then at the very end the film twists in multiple ways which frankly I didn't see coming.Travolta looked like he is using Botox and his hair looked like it was plastic. Good crime/drama/thriller with some dark humor.Guide: F-bomb, sex, nudity (Morgan Wolk)
miltonmunster
This was for the most part virtually identical to Suicide Kings is there any originality in movieland anywhere
Leftbanker
Even The Usual Suspects wasn't clever enough to pull off a surprise ending but the house of cards built in that film was so interesting and so fun that by the time you realized what had happened the lights were already coming on in the theater. And excuse me for being pedantic but dropping about a million F-bombs is no substitute for dialogue. Blood and gore are no substitute for tension and without tension the violence is boring.Some of the minor roles were good. I liked the kidnapped guy, the two bald henchmen, and Travolta's character. Unfortunately, I didn't like any of the four accomplices in the main roles.I can't believe that they are still making these bad Tarrantino knock-offs. I wish that they would stop.
vcgraves
Anyone involved with this movie should just be ashamed of themselves. Why?The script, if there was one, was just a bunch of guys yelling f-words at each other. Worthless, f, f, f, this, and f, f, f, that.Cinematography? Shaky cam shot by a 12-year-old. Not one interesting visual. Plot? Forget it. Interest? None. Acting? Beyond lame. This is a product with a major star (Travolta) vying for your consumer dollar. The problem is, it's utter garbage. Do not waste a minute of your life on this sad rip-off.
