Yeah, I'm a huge fan of Joaquin Phoenix but while he's great in this he's not the best part of it. Vince Vaughn is. He's absolutely brilliant as his character, it gives me hope that he'll kick ass in True Detective season 2. The film itself will keep you watching to see what happens next. There's a lot of really dark comedy in the film as well, that might be my favorite part of it.
Yeah, I know, Michael Bay, his Transformers films are not that great, but Pain & Gain is my favorite of his films. It's ridiculous, dark, hilarious, so over the top, but with (thankfully) less explosions than his other films. I'm not sure how to describe it beyond that.
I have no idea how this film went under the radar so much, it's absolutely brilliant with titanic performances all around. This includes excellent writing and a thrilling plot that will keep you watching, there's so much suspense, I was on the edge of my seat throughout. It contains the two best performances I've seen from Jake Gyllenhaal and Hugh Jackman (No, I sadly haven't seen Nightcrawler yet).
I should admit the Watchmen graphic novel is my favorite piece of literature ever, but I love the film almost as much. Snyder absolutely nails it. The film is breathtaking to watch, the actions scenes amazing, the soundtrack great, the acting solid all around (Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach especially). I think a great thing that was done with the film was that lesser known actors were cast in it, no big stars. Going into it for the first viewing I hadn't heard of any of the cast members. This bodes well for the film as the actors are able to completely become the characters.
