This film was not what I was expecting... Yes it was a gritty gruesome tale of moonshine, bandits and gangsters, but I was expecting a 2 hour Tom Hardy moment, however this got interrupted by a surprise hottie in the form of the barely recognisable Jason Clarke. These two definitely made the film much more easy on the eye despite the fact that some of the scenes would put Tarrintino to shame and make him look tame.
It was also interesting to see how these two, an Englishman and an Oz respectively, coped with doing a proper Southern hic accent, honestly they did amazingly, this may have been due to the fact that between them they probably only said 3 and a half words tops between all the grunts and other comical noises they made, but truly honestly they did great.... :s
What was another surprise in this film was the juxtaposition of subtle comedy and blatant realistic violence. None of the comedy was explicit in its expression, but just the natural nuances that occur in life and conversation were picked up in the script in dam clever way, expertly delivered by the delectable Mr Hardy. Not all the audience picked up on these and looked rather confused when others laughed.
Again there's one to watch in this film, Dane Dehaan who plays cricket, a "cripple"...think Leonardo De Caprio circa What's eating Gilbert Grape.
Go, enjoy pure acting talent, a greasy Guy Pierce, some eye candy (there's some for everyone the boobie count weren't to shabby) and a captivating non spoon fed script (go Nick Cave your not just a pretty face and a musician...well not just a musician). Don't go if you don't like people's heads being smashed in by a spade...
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