Synopsis
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
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Cast
- Colin FarrellMarty Faranan
- Sam RockwellBilly Bickle
- Woody HarrelsonCharlie Costello
- Christopher WalkenHans Kieslowski
- Olga KurylenkoAngela
- Tom WaitsZachariah Rigby
- Abbie CornishKaya
- Michael StuhlbargTommy
- Kevin CorriganDennis
- Zeljko IvanekPaolo
Recommendations
- 91
IndieWire
A less controlled and slapdash character piece than "In Bruge," McDonagh's new movie benefits greatly from a plethora of one-liners that toy with crime movie clichés in the unlikely context of writerly obsessions. - 90
Village Voice
Remember the shitty crime comedies every Hollywood brat tried to make after "Pulp Fiction"? It took an Irish playwright to get it right. See it with an audience. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
An energetically demented psycho-killer comedy set in faux-noir L.A., Seven Psychopaths rollicks along to the unique narrative beat and language stylings of Anglo-Irish writer-director Martin McDonagh (In Bruges), channeling Quentin Tarantino. - 80
The Guardian
There are scenes of complete brilliance, Walken is better than he's been in years, cute plot loops and grace notes. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
While it's way behind the "Pulp Fiction" curve, Seven Psychopaths can be terrifically entertaining. - 70
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Sam Rockwell kills as the hero's loony tunes best friend, deliciously abetted by Christopher Walken as an aging, sad-sack dognapper. - 60
Variety
Compared to McDonagh's best work for stage ("The Lieutenant of Inishmore") and screen ("In Bruges"), Seven Psychopaths feels like either an older script knocking around the bottom of a drawer or a new one hastily tossed off between more ambitious projects. - 60
Time Out
Walken is particularly alive in a way he's rarely been since "Catch Me if You Can," adding untold shades to Hans's mystery-shrouded past - wait until you see what's under his cravat - while still giving his singularly eccentric line readings.
