Synopsis
A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.
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Cast
- Michael FassbenderThe Counselor
- Penélope CruzLaura
- Cameron DiazMalkina
- Javier BardemReiner
- Brad PittWestray
- Bruno GanzDiamond Dealer
- Rosie PerezRuth
- Sam SpruellWireman
- Toby KebbellTony
- Edgar RamírezPriest
Recommendations
- 100
Chicago Sun-Times
The Counselor achieves the almost unheard-of daily double of giving us the most outrageous sex scene of the year AND the most unforgettably brutal murder of the year. This is a badass journey from start to finish. - 75
The A.V. Club
No amount of needless chatter can quite dilute the power of The Counselor’s grim endgame, especially given the way its writer and director conspire to keep the threat offscreen, like some terrible, unseen force of nature. - 70
The Dissolve
McCarthy’s voice comes through strongly enough to excuse the film’s excesses and cast its more generic plot elements in a new light. - 68
Film.com
A darkly tense drama that rarely hits anything resembling an emotional beat. - 67
Austin Chronicle
Fassbender, though, gets the kudos (again) as the man who has everything but loses it all – thanks partly to a slyly cast Bruno Ganz (Wings of Desire) and, more important, to the character’s moral compass that points wherever he feels it should, until, of course, it points due south of heaven. - 63
Slant Magazine
The film doesn't temper enough of Cormac McCarthy's excesses, but Ridley Scott and his ensemble find enough meat in his scenario to make for diverting, bloody pleasure. - 42
The Playlist
It’s as if “The Man Of Steel” was ninety minutes of supervillians shit-talking Superman, then casually sticking kryptonite in his face without even pretending it’s a surprise. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
Despite its scaldingly hot cast and formidable writer/director combination, The Counselor is simply not a very likable or gratifying film. In fact, it's a bummer.
