Don't Take It Serious!

Rating: 8/10 (22 January 2010)

This is a really funny movie. Obviously, the subject matter could be very serious. It is violent and decadent. Still, the interaction among its characters, from the guy who keeps losing his fingers, the three black men with the dog, to Brad Pitt and his mother, fried in her trailer. The plot is convoluted and intriguing. There are two issues: a huge diamond and boxing match that needs fixing. Sometimes when so many cooks are involved, the broth gets pretty strange. These guys are all at the top of their games, each looking over their shoulder to see when the next shoe will fall. It would be fun to see it again, knowing the relationships that developed throughout. There are delightful performances all around and we actually find some of the characters naive and rather playful. Still, money talks. it's no Pulp Fiction, but it has some real joy to spread, in a kind of sick way.