Runtime: 86min 24secs
Tagline: Just another family man making a living.
Written & Directed by: Michael Davis
Plot Outline:
Mr. Smith (Clive Owen) is waiting for a bus when a pregnant woman runs by, chased by a group of thugs. Smith kills them and delivers the baby, but the mother is killed. Chased by the evil Mr. Hertz (Paul Giamatti) and an army of goons, Smith enlists DQ (Monica Bellucci), a lactating prostitute, to help him care for the baby.
Overall Impressions:
It doesn’t surprise me that this one has the same writer and director. There is more action than dialogue, and though the action is mindless and silly, it is total gold. The dialogue isn’t far behind. The whole film takes liberties as far as being realistic goes, but that entirely is its charm. If you liked Crank or had a love for action films where over-the-top to you meant ‘cool’, do not miss this.
Paul Giamatti is hilarious as the assasin focussed on getting the baby. Smart, witty, quick to shoot his gun, as well as answer his phone to his wife, he is the yin to Clive Owen’s Yang in the film.
If Clive Owen didn’t get the role of Bond, he’s certainly not lost out. Bond went into good hands and Owen has had the opportunity to show that even though he is a man of limited facial expressions, he’s a star.
He’s choosing his films carefully. With his Secret Agent cameo in the Pink Panther film, Inside Man, Children of Men and now this, the guy’s going places, that’s for sure. It does amuse me when people criticise actor’s for limitations. I mean look at Al Pacino, voted one of the best actor’s ever & yet has he ever done a film where he doesn’t play the ‘Al Pacino’ character?
One of the best films I’ve seen this year. I will be watching this again. Very soon.
Reviewed by Ramchandra