Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: Video On Demand Release Date: 2008-08-04 Running Time: 105 Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: 2007-12-07
Customer Rating: Summary: Goes On and On Comment: Quite frankly, I don't know what Guy Ritchie wanted to do in "Revolver." Its tagline, according to IMDb, goes: "Your mind will not accept a game this big." OK, but what kind of game does this film really want to play?
I could follow the terribly complicated story so far, but after 30 minuets I started to think: Who cares?
For the story goes on and on, but never makes a point. I don't see in what way repeated quotations (from Machiavelli, Caesar, "Etiquette of Bankers" and "Fundamentals of Chess") have to do with the convoluted story that doesn't know where to go. Jakes' frequent voiceovers are just annoying, and so is his long philosophical musing on the nature of his true enemy.
The only good thing about "Revolver" is Mark Strong, who plays a nervous bespectacled hitman. His scenes brighten up the muddled narrative with his superb acting and one shoot-out sequence involving his character shows Guy Ritchie has not lost his touch entirely. Customer Rating: Summary: Revlover review Comment: Excellent psyche action - for those of us that are a bit slow it will take a couple of viewings to really appreciate the underlying threads. but Jason - well what can you say (the face hair is a bit much though!) Customer Rating: Summary: Better that I thought it would be. Comment: After reading all the scathing reviews this one received, I decided to wait to purchase when the price went down. I was presently surprised at how well directed, acted, and written this film turned out to be.
If you're looking for a "Snatch" clone, don't bother, it's not here. What is here is a film that you'll be trying to figure out many days after viewing.
Highly recommend this gem for people who like to be entertained and use their brain for a change. Customer Rating: Summary: Intellectual thriller Comment: This is clearly an intelligent man/woman's action thriller! Like a good puzzle/mystery? You'll want to watch this movie through once, and then look at it from a philosophical angle, putting the violence aside for a moment. On the surface this is a gangster style 'shoot 'em up' action, but savvy audiences will see there is a deeper, intellectual story going on. I do love these kinds of surprises, and it's a welcome bend in the road from your usual straight action movie genre. Jake, a tough ex-con finds himself in a casino game full of mind twists...but exactly who is doing the twisting? Jake is focused on getting even with the crime boss (played by the talented Ray Liotta) who killed his sister-in-law when two mysterious characters appear in his life. He's soon involved in a mind game that will leave him forever changed mentally. Like an intense Chess game, each move made by the two mysterious men seems to be very calculated and not without an end purpose. Chess players will really appreciate this one.
Chrissy K. McVay - Author Customer Rating: Summary: Not For Everyone Not Perfect But a Fine Film Comment: This is a thinking man's action picture. If you simply want to be entertained, it's not for you. Huge difference between a film not being "for you" and it being a bad film though.
In essence, it's an exploration of ego. Deeper explanations would ruin the movie for you. There's plenty of shooting and interesting crime world characters. I think what makes people uncomfortable with the movie is two things. 1- They're caught up in their ego and don't want to admit it. 2- It's just not a straightforward formulaic Hollywood flik. It's just not. 3- They don't "get" it.
I hate it when I don't get a movie and don't know where to turn at the end too, but the director deals with this. When you're done watching the film, stay for the credits and listen carefully, it's spelled out for you. Repeated viewings and director commentary reveal the film on additional levels.
Some say it's a pretentious film, but that isn't true either, not by definition of the word. It doesn't come across as trying to appear more important than it is. In fact, the struggle of the ego, whether internal or external, is THE most important battle any of us faces. Ego maturity is directly related to whether and how we evolve, learn or grow. Honestly, what in your life is more important to you than you?
Jason Statham dug a little deeper than usual for this performance. Andre 3000 was a little bland in line delivery, but in overall portrayal, awesome. Lots of good lines in here too. But take note that the books it claims to quote from or reference don't all exist.
See this when you're feeling introspective, or when you're ready to take your exploration of self to the next level. It's got high replay value as well, every time I see it I learn something new about myself and notice things I didn't see before.
