Plot
A suicidal artist goes into the desert, where he finds his doppelgänger, a homicidal drifter.
Release Year: 2015
Rating: 5.5/10 (522 voted)
Critic's Score: 43/100
Director: William Monahan
Stars: Oscar Isaac, Garrett Hedlund, Walton Goggins
Storyline
A suicidal artist goes into the desert, where he finds his doppelgänger, a homicidal drifter.
Cast: Oscar Isaac -
Jack
Walton Goggins -
Jim
Mark Wahlberg -
Norman
Garrett Hedlund -
Thomas
Dania Ramirez -
Detective Beaumont
Matt Jones -
Louis
Kylie Rogers -
Sophie
Fran Kranz -
Bob
Christopher Neiman -
Bald Producer
Louise Bourgoin -
Milly
Hayley Magnus -
Mary
Maria Olsen -
Meth Woman
Anna Margaret Hollyman -
Estate Lawyer
Karen E. Wright -
Mrs. Seater
Del Zamora -
Indian Manager
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 3 December 2015
Technical Specs
Runtime:
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User Review
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Rating: 5/10
Something that looks like a 'film', specifically this term and the
aesthetic to which it implies, I feel has come to be expected of
contemporary dramas/character studies. Mojave knows it. It looks to
tick a lot of these archetypal boxes: jaded, frustrated characters,
blatant motifs (the temptation of Christ?), a redemptive narrative, an
undertone of despair that never loosens up until the end of the last
arc. Yes with all these elements motivating it's narrative, the movie
never achieves a sense of coherency; it's Hitchcockian one moment with
it's intermittent key score, and then Fincher-esque the next with it's
sweeping pans and use of negative space in shots. It's an actor's
playground that, as charming and talented as all the individuals are,
doesn't leave a lot for the audience to soak in, unless you really,
really like angry, shout-y Mark Wahlberg, who is playing quite possibly
the closest characterisation to his real life personality in this role.
I never fully understood the goal of the protagonist... I guess it had
something to do with doing the right thing and his daughter? Too much
Tyler Durton syndrome in concepts like these I feel.
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