Review of The Counselor (2013) by Ole J — 16 May 2014

I think I really wanted to see and like this movie because of the cast, and it really has a great set of people, Michael Fassbender has the lead as The Counselor, but is closely followed by Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt.

The plot is simple and the characters crazy, but the film and the scenes are gritty and dirty, we are early on introduced to the possibilities of what can happen if this goes wrong and then it is about the things going wrong and what then happens.

The direction by Ridley Scott and writting by Cormac McCarthy is a very poetic constellation, it brings out some very vivid scenes and some really gruesome prospects, but also some long and philosophical talks.

I my honest opinion it all becomes too long, too boring and full of to much talk and to little action.