Death and its toll

Rating: 9/10 (15 April 2012)

Since the review I've read talks only about the technical aspects of the movie, I feel like dropping by my feelings while I was watching the movie.
I was expecting to watch a movie with some good ol'shooting going around, but I was terrible wrong, but surprisely not disappointed. This movie tells history, what comes packed together is a story of a man and a boy, both trying to survive in an hostile environment which was in the turmoil of change, they are somehow uncertain of their future as they swung between manhood, confidence, trust, fear and love. Brad Pitt was never a pretty face and he shows it to us at every single movie, and Casey stands out in the screen, we could have had another in his role, but I'm glad we didn't.
To cut out the chase here, I think this movie tells the story of death through life and vice-versa, both at the same time. It shows how many weight a killer carries in his back and how many you have to carry to become one. Their decisions shape their future so perfectly, as the fall of one predicts the rise of another. The question is: Is he prepared to take his place in the world?
So the movie answer this question and gives us a bitter taste of what you have to do to get anywhere in life. You have to take a step, you need to be patient, you have to be in the right place at the right time, you need luck and them life might give you a shot. Once you get there, sometimes it might pop out another question: Is that what you are really looking for? All of this is given to you just with glances, stares and imagery. I'm happy to say, I like the way they carried out this.
I'll give it a 9/10, why? I really don't know because I was really into the characters, they can give you so much with bare silence. Maybe I was missing some CGI-action shooting? Who knows? A must see...