the audience applauded

Highly Overrated But Still Good

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

I went into this film expecting something similar to the Fabulous Mr Fox, but was disappointed to find out that this movie isn't animated at all. My kids were very upset as well, since they loved the fox movie and couldn't wait to see this one. I don't know what happened to Wes Anderson. Honestly, he's been on a steady decline since Rushmore.

This was one of the worst movies I've seen in ages. The gangsters were a bunch of weak, school yard knuckleheads. Furthermore, they treated gorgeous women very severely in a number of scenes.I won't be able to tell you how it ended because I turned it off after about five or ten minutes when the knot headed moron who supposedly was a tough guy gangster began beating his gorgeous wife on the arm or hand, I couldn't tell with a meat hammer because she went around on him. No wonder. Of course it's only a movie. It's just a really, really bad movie. Don't waste your money.Hold it. Or was it propaganda? People shouldn't have to pay for propaganda.

Criss cross, and a lot of extra double crosses, make a mixed up story come out bloody in the end. Great cast of the usual UK suspects make up a very normal seeming story that just feels like a normal every day story presented in mixed order Pulp Fiction style, but then it goes, and bends over backwards to flip the script, and take you completely off guard. Every time you think you have this movie figured out, they change the plot again, by adding a new flashback, or even more fun have someone react in a totally unexpected manor. I really ended up Enjoying this movie, and I think the big thing that made it work was the fact that this tougher than stone ex-con kingpin, has never actually killed anyone, and goes so far out of his way to keep that one thing even though he is so irreproachably evil, and a complete psychopath, so it should not matter to him, only it really does. I would recommend this for action/thriller fans who like a little blood in their tea. Graphic, and gory, with extreme violence toward both men, and women, but it all pays off in the end.

The guy who spat on your grave (not literally, just in the Remake), Mr Andrew Howard, might just be the best thing in here. Well best "living" thing that is. And he (almost) gets away with it. The other two main players/actors unfortunately are not up to the task. This movie could have been so much more (and I cannot stop thinking, that a great title was thrown away on this movie too).But then again, there are a few people who read a few things into this (which I clearly didn't catch) and enjoyed it. So please make sure to read the positive feedback too, before you decide whether to watch the movie or not. Just let me point out, that I did see quite a few things coming and wasn't as surprised as another reviewer. The script is not as clever as it thinks it is and Barbara N. (though I do love her) is not game/up to the task. And considering the major role she is playing, this is a big letdown (for my crush and for the movie).