Own it Now on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD i really liked it overal, it gave a bit of a gran torino vibe in the best possible way, the song during the credit's black hole sun really suited the atmosphere. In fact, at first its hard to see where tombstones fit in at all. It was not a terrible movie overall, but it is one I wish I hadn't paid for. Kenny asks Scudder to help him find his wifes killers. There is also a four letter word hanging between them (starting with the letter l) that is beginning to gain some importance. This wasnt an isolated murder, he could sense it. Maybe it even starts to feel good for Matt to stretch those police muscles again. People who enjoy thrillers are so accustomed to the cat-and-mouse storytelling dynamic that they think the hero/villain dichotomy is unavoidable. In a new film the pop star co-wrote with director Trey Edward Shults. The girl taken hostage is alive, but not entirely unharmed. Overall the book is the superior version and is far more fleshed out, though the movie did a decent job capturing its gritty tone. Albert surrenders and Scudder cuffs him. He is asked by a drug dealer to find the men who kidnapped his wife. My book's in good hands. Yeah. 27 talking about this. I just think that he is being pigeonholed, and I don't like it. This email will be used to sign into all New York sites. Running over 400 pages long, Blocks book obvoiusly has a lot more plot, and for the most part, Frank does a pretty good job of streamlining the story. We also hear a handful each of a and bch. Christs name is abused once or twice. Before they can strike again and destroy other lives, Scudder races through the back streets of New York to catch the killers, blurring the lines between lawful and criminal as he goes. I also remember Ray saying that Kenny did him wrong somehow. Hes another of Gods Loneliest Men. They give him gifts. Sadly, well never know. He tells TJ that carrying a gun on the street is the same as putting it to his own forehead and pulling the trigger. Or booze. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. What was cut from the British release of the film? Liam Neeson had a bizarre rebirth as an action star thanks to 2008's Taken, where he played a retired special forces operative who cuts a bloody path through Paris to rescue his kidnapped daughter. The film was released on September 19, 2014. Its tense, its moody and prickly, and its ultimately bloody and grim and deadly. Wanted to know if others saw it/thought about it. Id be way more enthusiastic if Frank hadnt swapped out the books horrific, unforgettable ending for something so conventional, I can barely remember it a few days later. Her husband coughed up a $400,000 ransom, but it didnt save her. When Matt first meets TJ at the public library, the boy thinks the grizzled guy wants to molest him. Retracing steps. Hes centered sometimes to the point of being a little dull. Now I know what it is. Overall though, I thought it was a very good movie, well acted and written. I think he does what he can with what he's got, but this is yet another two hours of Liam Neeson psyching out the baddies over the phone and then ultimately solving problems with his gun. The suit alleges that producers offered no support for the crews anxiety and PTSD symptoms in the aftermath of the shooting. Regal And in both the book and movie, their crimes are stomach churning, possibly even moreso in Blocks novel which describes in detail some things you dont see on the screen, particularly when it comes to their previous victims. Its a nice undercurrent to a very grim story, and one sorely missed in the film. Scudder leaves to send TJ away while Kenny plans a gruesome fate, only for Albert to kill him and Scudder - who's returned - to face him in a final battle. Demme's films are proof that the best movies--and real works of art--don't simplify life to heroes and villains. Meanwhile, a despondent Pete is unable to stay sober, and commits suicide. Asshole Victim: No one sheds any tears when Albert murders him out of sheer petulance. That's the problem with A Walk Among the Tombstones: Ray and Albert are gay bogeymen who can be hissed and booed without thinking. 2023 Vox Media, LLC. Matt Scudder. The return of the repressed in the new thriller, A Walk Among the Tombstones, which stars Liam Neeson. Im glad they left T.J. out of the trailers, though. Never have I been so grateful for an absent dialect coach. As far as crime/thrillers go this is a by the book film, Typical and predictable plot but it was very well done and gripping, Liam Neeson puts in one of his best performances and carries the film most of the time, There's little action but it didn't need much, I had little interest in watching this film but I found it pretty good after having no expectations for it, It can be slow at times but if you're a fan of a well told noir style thrillers then this film is right up your street. Down deep, under the layers of wool, corduroy and thick, city-forged skin, Matt is a cop. A Walk Among the Tombstones - Rotten Tomatoes Trending on RT Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania Cocaine Bear The Last of Us Knock at the Cabin Most popular View All A Walk Among the Tombstones R. Even though he received a commendation, he quit his job as a cop and he gave up alcohol. When Scudder reluctantly agrees to help a heroin trafficker (Dan Stevens) hunt down the men who kidnapped and then brutally murdered his wife, the PI learns that this . Neeson plays Matt Scudder, an ex-cop turned unlicensed private investigator who reluctantly agrees to help a heroin trafficker (Dan Stevens, TV's Downton Abbey) hunt down . Coming Soon. I think Kenny did them wrong by paying 400k and not 1mil. The little girl who was accidentally killed in Scudder's shootout with the robbers at the bar. We see their body parts, wrapped in plastic and paper, in the back of a car, in a dumpster, on the grounds of a graveyard and floating in a pond. Ive been reading Lawrence Blocks New Yorkset Matthew Scudder detective novels for almost three decades and hoping that some filmmaker would finally nail their distinctive, highly influential vibe, in which the PI hero meets sadism with grim stoicism but goes all-out to get the bad guys anyway: If its in his control to do something, he will he must act. And as the book closes, Kenan/Kenny leaves the country to start a new life abroad, in another segment of the familys illegal businesses around the world. And the camera looks down the gunsight as Matt takes aim and blows a third man off his feet. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. For while this R-rated and often dour flick doesnt applaud violence, it certainly crams lots of it in. Scudder takes the job. We wont be able to verify your ticket today, but its great to know for the future. Starring: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour. Kenny reluctantly agrees. Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Neither is it some kind of man-against-the-monsters supernatural thriller like the title might suggest. Yet Hollywood seems to focus on the latter, not deviating from the stoic man who can rip armies of murderers asunder and come out swinging. We see the aforementioned girl after she gets hit in the eye by a careening slug. Kenny wants to kill him but Scudder talks him down, seeing how TJ is in the room and is watching everything. Loogan arrives and admits that he helped kidnap Leila. Scudder looks at one of TJ's drawings and we're then shown the skyline. His actions, by movies end, indicate that he might even be taking on more of a parental role with the teen. He does some research and thinks the men he is looking for have done this more than once and that everyone they grabbed is connected to a drug dealer. While the film is more of a thriller than an action movie, a few setpieces were added like the graveyard shootout and the final fight to beef up the action quota. Liam Neeson stars in A Walk Among the Tombstones, an action-thriller based on Lawrence Block's bestselling series of mystery novels. A Walk Among the Tombstones is a 2014 American neo-noir action thriller film[5][6][7][8] directed and written by Scott Frank, and based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Lawrence Block. Another guy is plugged in the leg and torso. Matt Scudder. Once we get to know him, we realize that Matt is indeed a good guy who regrets and constantly works to atone for his bad past. And there were other little strings, tiny bits and pieces of the story that pleaded to be pulled at and worried over. As presented in the film, Scudder is an ex-cop and recovering alcoholic. Related: Taken 4 Updates: Will The Liam Neeson Sequel Happen? The film was released on September 19, 2014. TJ voices a number of personal conspiratorial theories about how society is purposely pushing down black youths like himself, including the fact that people keep offering him sperm-killing soda. 0:57. He had his problems, and when they showed how the little girl died, that made it seem more real. In the climax, Matthew finally subdues Albert with a taser directly to the testicles. With Jude Law and Jim Gaffigan as Captain Hook and Mr. Smee. And this makes him a much more complicated character than the loner private investigator of Franks film. A Walk Among the Tombstones is a 2014 crime thrillerabout a private investigator who is hired by a drug kingpin to uncover the identities of two sadistic kidnappers who target criminals. The green screen at the end was pretty bad, though. Hmmm. He only half-succeeds it is sentimental but it helps that Bradley has a hard, unbeatific face, and that the movie needs his bopping energy. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Set for September release", "Universal Dates Crimson Peak, Ouija, Pitch Perfect 2 and More! All an accident. ), although it did have its druggy charms. He tells Scudder their address. The moral ambiguities of the novel are transmitted to the big screen version and thats nice to see, but the concessions to the demands of a studio movie ultimately undercut what is a more potent procedural about moral decay, and what it means to take a life. the movie should rated R+ cause it has some pretty seriously gross topics. Though it's not like he didn't deserve every second of it. Seeing the trailers earlier this summer, I got chills at the darkness and mystery the tale promised. Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife. I agree on the green screen, it was weak. They seemed quite fucked in the head. There was a pattern here. Deadpan Snarker: When Scudder remarks that the duo cut Yuri's daughter's fingers, he dryly and mockingly responds they did so before a deal had . During the fight in the basement, the table starts to break before they fully hit it, making it obvious that the table wasn't "real", also Scudder picks up the table leg and it is obviously cut straight across rather then jagged like a break would be. By continuing, you agree to the Privacy Policy and
Im glad it was at the end, instead of in the middle, where it might cause you to lose immersion. Scudder then enters a bar and gets coffee with shots. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. Franks biggest challenge was introducing a Block regular a wayward black teen named TJ (Brian Astro Bradley) who talks himself into Scudders life without making the relationship seem too sentimental. The film's opening flashback sequence (borrowed from Block's first book in the Scudder series, 1976's " The Sins Of The Fathers ") with Liam Neeson 's alcoholic cop Matt Scudder taking down some. While the broad strokes of A Walk Among The Tombstones are taken right from the book, there are several key differences in the movie. It made me HATE the villains though, so they did a great job of that. Neesom's Scudder even refers to Ray and Albert as a "Bert and Ernie act." The plot is realistic and the viewer follows Scudder investigation. 055 New movies & TV, plus Liam Neeson & Kevin Smith interviews. Starring Liam Neeson. It's pronounced Paw-rick, not Pad-raig. (He also tithes a percentage of his fees to various churches.) This weekend, yet another story is told about our leading action actor, entitled A Walk Among The Tombstones. Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife. Please reference Error Code 2121 when contacting customer service. Liam Neeson, astute gentleman, legendary Jedi, and assassin who can hunt anyone down who takes his family. Based on Lawrence Block's bestselling series of mystery novels, A Walk among the Tombstones stars Liam Neeson as Matt Scudder, an ex-NYPD cop who now works as an unlicensed private. At any rate, in Blocks book, TJ is someone Scudder has known for a while already, a homeless kid who can get the kind of information that sometimes the PI cant or doesnt know how to obtain. I think you're talking about when Ray claimed he killed the wife because Kenny negotiated on the price. He goes up into the rooftop and finds a shed, where Loogan is living. It contains a mix of suspense, thriller and neo-noir elements. My main question is: How did T.J. get into the van with the fire fight going on? Albert actually hears the ringtone, but dismisses it. These perverse goblins represent the return of the socially repressed. Drama, During the shootout in 1991, he was intoxicated. He seemed very human, and didn't even want to handle this case to begin with. 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