Seven Psychopaths

Director: Martin McDonagh (In Bruges)

Starring: Colin Farrell (The Recruit, Total Recall); Sam Rockwell (Moon, Iron Man 2); Christopher Walken (Balls of Fury, Catch me if you Can); Woody Harrelson (Zombieland, Natural Born Killers)

Running Time: 110 mins

It's not easy for films to capture your attention in the first few minutes, but let me assure you, this film delivers and it does so with 2 bullets to the head! Literally! Pretty new director, McDonagh, has done an amazing job by hauling in a brilliant cast of actors to play out a story that will have you wondering 'what next'. Farrell plays a struggling screenwriter who's toying with an idea for his next film about seven psychopaths. He's helped along by his best friend played by Rockwell and a dog thief played by Walken. It's not possible really for me to give you an exact synopsis on the film because there's a fine line between me giving too much of the story away and me just keeping completely quiet. I can tell you however that 2 reasons to watch the film would be for Harrelson as a ruthless mob boss who's bark is as big as his bite and who's also particularly upset about his Shih Tzu being stolen and then Rockwell as the 'creative brains' behind the film in progress. It's hilarious as it is violent. There's a perfect balance so don't worry about closing your eyes or mouth. Closing thought, am a little surprised this has only made $15m at the box office when it cost $15m to make...oh well, maybe the DVD sales will help it make a profit.