Fun While It Lasted

Rating: 7/10 (4 March 2017)

I think my expectations were built up too high for this movie--I kept hearing how amazing it was. It's a fine story with some great lines of well written humor, but it felt a bit like a Pulp Fiction wannabe. I think the biggest weakness is the ending. Having everyone just die isn't much of a resolution. It makes we wonder why I invested the time following these characters for the last hour and a half. Everyone in the movie did a great job. I liked Mad Eye Moody as Ken, even though I didn't buy him as a killer for hire. Ralph Fiennes gets to be the crazy crime boss, like the one in Sexy Beast, and he does it stylishly. Colin Farrell carried the lead just fine. I would have liked to have something to take away from my viewing rather than just have the movie stop, but it was fun while it lasted.