Billy Bob Thornton does his best with the material and has the strongest performance. But ultimately, his character falls apart, by no fault of his own.
Theo James' character seems to barely be a person and he seems to play him as such, minimal effort. I'm not sure if that was intentional.
Jim Sturgess is the MOST in every scene and it's every grating and annoying. And he's skeezy enough, the yellow teeth are just unnecessary.
Amber Heard just falls flat, she's no Female Fatale. She embodies the blonde bombshell they were going for, but her performance is lackluster.
The plot... oh the plot. This is where things get messy. Sex, murder, extortion, writing, and darts? With a dash or clairvoyance.
So the gal walks into a dingy bar in full retro funeral attire (black veil included) and leaves after a few brief interactions. She's trailed by the local handyman who happens to be very good at darts (and owes money to several loan sharks). A handsome upperclass gentleman who inexplicably was also at the dingy bar follows the two and is trailed by the writer for whatever reason. And the plot just continues to unfold in a manner such as that. Things happening for reasons that don't really make any sense.
Theo James' character seems to barely be a person and he seems to play him as such, minimal effort. I'm not sure if that was intentional.
Jim Sturgess is the MOST in every scene and it's every grating and annoying. And he's skeezy enough, the yellow teeth are just unnecessary.
Amber Heard just falls flat, she's no Female Fatale. She embodies the blonde bombshell they were going for, but her performance is lackluster.
The plot... oh the plot. This is where things get messy. Sex, murder, extortion, writing, and darts? With a dash or clairvoyance.
So the gal walks into a dingy bar in full retro funeral attire (black veil included) and leaves after a few brief interactions. She's trailed by the local handyman who happens to be very good at darts (and owes money to several loan sharks). A handsome upperclass gentleman who inexplicably was also at the dingy bar follows the two and is trailed by the writer for whatever reason. And the plot just continues to unfold in a manner such as that. Things happening for reasons that don't really make any sense.
