The Counselor

2013 "Sin is a choice."
5.4| 1h57m| R| en| More Info
Released: 25 October 2013 Released
Producted By: Ingenious Media
Country: United States of America
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A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.

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Michael Ledo Michael Fassbender stars in the title role as a lawyer, who as far as I could tell his name was Counselor. He becomes engaged to Lara (Penélope Cruz) who is as pretty as she is naive. Reiner (Javier Bardem) is a rich friend who claims "Women are an expensive hobby." His girlfriend Malkina (Cameron Diaz) is extremely high maintenance and out of everyone's league. Counselor has a chance to make some big money when he meets a smooth talking, mutual friend, middle man Westray (Brad Pitt) who arranges for Counselor to finance a drug deal. Seems the biggest problem is going to be how to hide the money. Then in the blink of an eye, things go so wrong as now Counselor and Westray try not to star in a Latino snuff film.The production spends most of the time building up characters with smart dialog. When the twist happens, this changes the film from a clever drama into an action crime drama that needed better action and to last longer. The film seemed to go down hill at the very moment it should have rocketed. It is a well acted film which I enjoyed mostly for the build up. It just didn't bring it home like it should, clearly a weak screen play adaptation.Worth a view as a rental.Parental Guide: F-bomb. Sex. No nudity (Cameron Diaz side breast)
merelyaninnuendo The CounselorThe scrutiny isn't as convoluted or deep as the writers think which just reults into series of disappointment as the audience finds themselves mocking over the hyped or exaggerated version of what the makers think is a game changer. Cormac McCarthy; the writer, has written some moving and effective dialogues or conversations which is unfortunately piled upon by this over thought out plot and undercooked characters. Ridley Scott is not in his A game and shatters expectations by not delivering a single lose thread to hold onto. Michael Fassbender is brilliant in his portrayal but unfortunately isn't supported by any of the cast members despite of having such a great talent like Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz and Brad Pitt. The Counselor is a feature gone wrong in every possible way that it sometimes is exhaustingly annoying to watch it work so hard on so little for more than 2 hours that may feel like decades.
MSusimetsa Despite having such a great cast and director, the movie manages to disappoint with a story that is utterly predictable and offers not a single surprise. I would have hoped for the makers to try to hide even some of what was going to happen, but now it was just a story of a cousellor heading for a train wreck.
jonczyzyk When I first heard about "THE COUNSELOR" during its early production phase back in (2011) nobody could of been more overjoyed than I was about the (2013) theatrical release. Powerfully flooded with an exceptional A list cast along with one of my all time favorite directors, the one and only visionary extraordinaire Ridley Scott, it had Oscar Gold written all over it. But with powerful dialogue & superior acting taking precedent over Michael Bay type action sequences it didn't sit so well with the majority of film critics and nationwide audiences, ultimately receiving an abundance amount of negative reviews. From the opening scene legendary filmmaker Ridley Scott sends a crystal clear message to its viewer that in this violently seductive, harrowing nightmarish roller coaster ride "ANYTHING GOES." If you're still feeling skeptical towards watching the movie I highly insist that you take this final statement to the bank. "THE COUNSELOR" takes home the gold for one of the most bizarre sex scenes and one of the most heinous murder scenes in film history!