Tom Hardy leads an ensemble cast in this movie that has all the
potential to be a classic, but falls short by two points.
The movie drags you on and on with no plan to make you even enjoy it.
The mastery in the tale and the cast were exceptional, but the execution is
lacking in fun. It is plagued by violence that neither thrills you nor makes
you blink.
Lawless is based on a 2008 novel, The Wettest County in the World, by
Matt Bondurant, which is about three brothers — Jack, Forrest, and Howard
Bondurant — who sold moonshine in Franklin County, Virginia, during Prohibition
in the United States. The book itself is based on the true-life story of
Bondurant’s grandfather and grand uncles.
The plot is about a bootlegging gang in Virginia who were dealing in
moonshine successfully until the authorities decided to cut off some of their
profits. This led to various gun, knife, and fist fights between the gang and
the authorities.
I think the major problem with this movie is the fact that it is a
somewhat true-life story. The director, trying hard not to divert too much from
what he had penned down, made this movie stiff. Except for Shia, every other
character was stiff. Gary Oldman's reason for being in this flick, to me, was
to help sell tickets, as his influence in this movie can be overlooked.
Before this movie, Tom Hardy appeared as the supervillain Bane in
Christopher Nolan's film The Dark Knight Rises. His performance there was a
step below here, but the Dark Knight movie was way above what this one could
ever imagine it could be. Shia LaBeouf, on the other hand, has a long list of
greats that include The Transformers, Indiana Jones, and Eagle Eye. LaBeouf, to
me, is losing it in the realm of his movies. Along his path is a movie called The
Nymphomaniac, which, from its name, you can guess is going to be an erotic soft
porn. Hey, it is being made by Lars von Trier, so definitely it will be an
erotic soft porn.
Although Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, and Gary Oldman are exceptional actors
in their own right, their combination was not enough to save this movie.
I can’t advise you to waste your time watching this movie, but I can advise you to stay clear of it and invest your time in something else.
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