whollycow A meta view of film writing and directing that is a bit precious, but the clever writing and wonderful cameo performances just pull you in. My rating of the film kept creeping up as the film went on.

merelyaninnuendo Seven PsychopathsThe scrutiny in here doesn't build up sincerely to create the anticipated impact and addition to that the process; if not rudimentary, certainly isn't convoluted or humorous as the makers think which open the portal of such ridiculous and dull sequences that one fails to bare it on screen. The writing is engaging as there is a lot of fresh material to catch up to and works just fine on such term, but if considered for craft, it is no "In Bruges" or "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri". Martin McDonagh; the director, is adequate on executing the feature and works its way up with his brilliant skills but as a writer, he needed a lot of work especially in its structure which isn't stable at all and collapses before it even picks itself up. The performance objective is fulfilled in here by a potential cast like Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken and Woody Harrelson. It is short on technical aspects like sound department and editing. Seven Psychopaths is outnumbered by the clock and the characters where either the makers should have gone long and easy or hit hard and fast.

benkitching13 8.5/10 for clarification.Seven Psychopaths is a gloriously dark, often uproariously laughable crime thriller/comedy that exceeds both the critical and public receptions by considerable margins.It is worth initially noting that Psychopaths is not a picture for the faint of heart, and serves as one of the most apologetically violent and gruesome films I have ever seen. However, the spouts of bloodshed (largely presented in a darkly comedic context)are accomplished and render Psychopaths such a remarkably enthralling experience.Other users of the site have commented glowing endorsements on the performances of the lead roles, and whilst I am (to some extent) inclined to agree with that feedback, I can't dilute my feeling that the performances were trivially lacking.For the vast majority of it's run time, Psychopaths consistently delivers a commendably high quality experience, riddled with enticingly dark humour and quotable dialogue. Despite this, the final chapter pertains to being a little more hollow than it's accompanying section and minutely diminishes the quality of the film as a whole.Without a shadow of a doubt; Psychopaths deserves praise for it's non linear structure which consists of a plethora of plot twists, flashbacks and deviations into the backstories of the numerous "Psychopaths".The picture has on numerous occasions been compared to the films of Quentin Tarantino, and accurately so as both revel in their extended sequences of dialogue, graphic depictions of violence and non linear storytelling elements. I believe it's appropriate to say that the quality of Psychopaths is equivalent to that of Inglorious Basterds and Django Unchained (and edges towards Pulp Fiction), though it falls short of the impeccable bar raised by Reservoir Dogs.

Mike B This is a wanna be Quentin Tarantino flic. It doesn't succeed. At least with Tarantino there is a story-line and the dialogue can be slick and comical. This hardly exists in this film despite a cast of interesting characters. Its' misogynistic, which is curiously stated by one of the actors at the half-way point.The first half precedes well-enough, but then evaporates into a mish- mash. The film-makers are almost pleading with the audience to provide an ending solution to their troubled movie. How to end, when to end, where to end... It just dissolves into dribble.