Review of The Way of the Gun (2000) by Mads D — 31 Jul 2012
A strange, bloody, slow-burning action film that plays by its own rules. There are no sympathetic characters, the plot is intentionally convoluted and alienating, and the shootouts are excessively loud and violent.
But if you accept its challenge, or are taken with it from the beginning, it's full of layers and a surprising amount of depth, even without an overall theme. The plot seems simple, but becomes deceptively complicated by portraying the realistic repercussions of the criminal act at the center of it all.
Everyone has a conflicting motivation or agenda, and it's watching these agendas clash in unexpected ways that makes this film so chaotically entertaining. The pseudo-philosophical dialogue is quite pretentious, but very catchy and sometimes quotable.
It's a slow-paced, confused mess, but he film has an infectiously sinful charm that makes it one of my favorites to watch over and over. It entertains, and blindsides me with its way of carrying itself, and for those reasons, I can't get enough of it.
This review of The Way of the Gun (2000) was written by Mads D on 31 July 2012.
The Way of the Gun has generally received mixed reviews.
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