Alpha Dog is a movie directed by Nick cassaventes and the premise if The story is based around the true crime murder of 15-yr. Old Nick Markowitz and the desperate manhunt for Jesse James Hollywood that was actually seen on America's most wanted. Now I Know most people on here called this the worst movie of the year and Others would compare it to another true crime story turned movie Called, "Bully" by Larry Clarke but no matter what you think of it good Or bad opinions is opinions but here's my take on what I think of this Movie ready or not here I go.
Like I said the story is based off the real life kidnapping that turned Into a murder within 2 days, "Alpha Dog" follows the story of Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch) a near 19 yr old drug dealer w/ his own home, a Person with a quick and violent temper, and was somewhat a possible Danger to people around him; kind of falls out of line with his once best Friend Ben Mazursky (Ben foster) over at least $1,200 that he owed from A drug deal/sell which ended with both of them at each other Throats...well a couple of tiffs here and there that leads Johnny, Frankie (Justin Timberlake), Elvis (Shawn Hatosy) to do something Desperate to get back at Ben. Meanwhile, 15-yr old Zack Mazursky (Anton Yelchin) was trying to experience life even though his mother (Sharon Stone) sheltered him in ways seem crazy and after a brief argument w/his father (David Thorton) over a late night outing with his brother Zach escaped out his window and into a world of real life going Terribly wrong.
After reading the true crime events and seeing this movie; I felt this Movie overlaps in some areas but worked pretty well in others and Somewhat kept true to the actual events leading up to an end of a short Lived child; Emile's character was somewhat a bit over the top and one Would obviously try to not see him as that squeaky teen white kid from, "The girl next door" and in some ways he brought that element into this Role but made it darker and but lackluster but it still worked strange Enough. I have to admit Justin is a pretty good actor playing the Sympathetic but semi-cold Frankie he made the character his own and in a Ways made a good performance that can often make you wonder, "He should Of just took the boy away before these things happened" but you know the Outcome before it happens sadly. And Shawn's character of Elvis, the Boy trying badly to fit in had its moments but it fell short being Overtaken by Ben foster's character which was GREAT...a big turn around From being "Angel" from X-men, His character was crazy, and a fighter, But I felt he ran its course when it put the cause of his brother's Fate on the hands of a crazy person.
Along with other stars like Bruce Willis as Johnny's father, the awe so Sexy Amanda Seyfried (I think so!) as Zach very short love interest, Sharon stone in a somewhat short but good role as the mother, and of Course Anton Yelchin in a role I felt really sorry for...not in a bad Way because he held his own and you want to just tell him to run or fight Or something but he had blind faith that his brother would save him, you knows its not going to happen that way. One can't Compare this movie to, "Bully" even though the outline sounds the same The impact is somewhat more dealing with this movie whereas in bully The guy wasn't sympathetic but more of a jackass which EVERYONE wanted To kill....after some gratuities sex scenes that comes out of left field not That this movie doesn't put that there either but it wasn't as Neither forthcoming nor as much as bully (not that I don't think!).
I see it like this, with true crime movies like, "Boys don't cry" or "Bully" where teens out of pure desperation and stupidity commit acts That would make their consequences worse I say this movie did its job. Now was it the best movie of the year...ummm no, will it win any Academy awards...probably not! But for a movie that held its own Despite of what a person views it its still good but it could of came Close to being excellent but it shows a reality that not all endings Are going to be happy and we can't always expect the hero to go home Cause it doesn't always happen and this movie put that out there.
Like I said the story is based off the real life kidnapping that turned Into a murder within 2 days, "Alpha Dog" follows the story of Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch) a near 19 yr old drug dealer w/ his own home, a Person with a quick and violent temper, and was somewhat a possible Danger to people around him; kind of falls out of line with his once best Friend Ben Mazursky (Ben foster) over at least $1,200 that he owed from A drug deal/sell which ended with both of them at each other Throats...well a couple of tiffs here and there that leads Johnny, Frankie (Justin Timberlake), Elvis (Shawn Hatosy) to do something Desperate to get back at Ben. Meanwhile, 15-yr old Zack Mazursky (Anton Yelchin) was trying to experience life even though his mother (Sharon Stone) sheltered him in ways seem crazy and after a brief argument w/his father (David Thorton) over a late night outing with his brother Zach escaped out his window and into a world of real life going Terribly wrong.
After reading the true crime events and seeing this movie; I felt this Movie overlaps in some areas but worked pretty well in others and Somewhat kept true to the actual events leading up to an end of a short Lived child; Emile's character was somewhat a bit over the top and one Would obviously try to not see him as that squeaky teen white kid from, "The girl next door" and in some ways he brought that element into this Role but made it darker and but lackluster but it still worked strange Enough. I have to admit Justin is a pretty good actor playing the Sympathetic but semi-cold Frankie he made the character his own and in a Ways made a good performance that can often make you wonder, "He should Of just took the boy away before these things happened" but you know the Outcome before it happens sadly. And Shawn's character of Elvis, the Boy trying badly to fit in had its moments but it fell short being Overtaken by Ben foster's character which was GREAT...a big turn around From being "Angel" from X-men, His character was crazy, and a fighter, But I felt he ran its course when it put the cause of his brother's Fate on the hands of a crazy person.
Along with other stars like Bruce Willis as Johnny's father, the awe so Sexy Amanda Seyfried (I think so!) as Zach very short love interest, Sharon stone in a somewhat short but good role as the mother, and of Course Anton Yelchin in a role I felt really sorry for...not in a bad Way because he held his own and you want to just tell him to run or fight Or something but he had blind faith that his brother would save him, you knows its not going to happen that way. One can't Compare this movie to, "Bully" even though the outline sounds the same The impact is somewhat more dealing with this movie whereas in bully The guy wasn't sympathetic but more of a jackass which EVERYONE wanted To kill....after some gratuities sex scenes that comes out of left field not That this movie doesn't put that there either but it wasn't as Neither forthcoming nor as much as bully (not that I don't think!).
I see it like this, with true crime movies like, "Boys don't cry" or "Bully" where teens out of pure desperation and stupidity commit acts That would make their consequences worse I say this movie did its job. Now was it the best movie of the year...ummm no, will it win any Academy awards...probably not! But for a movie that held its own Despite of what a person views it its still good but it could of came Close to being excellent but it shows a reality that not all endings Are going to be happy and we can't always expect the hero to go home Cause it doesn't always happen and this movie put that out there.
