Lawless: Immortality under Prohibition

Coby 2022-01-27 08:01:12

In the United States in the 1930s, the three brothers made a living by brewing wine and opened a pub until a ban on alcohol broke all their beautiful dreams. The three brothers never gave up the craftsmanship they depended on for survival, bribing all aspects of human relations until a police detective with a quirky personality was sent to punish them. Insist on the continuation of the wine industry. This makes the eccentric detective unable to bear it, and finally begins a bloody battle of life and death.

The film is adapted from the novel "The Wettest Village in the World", directed by Australian director John Hillcoat. The lineup of movie stars can be considered a huge and eye-catching, strong Tom Hardy, such as Guy Pierce, the popular boy Shia LaBeouf. , Gary Oldman of the British style, just these few faces are enough to be carefully scrutinized by everyone. As for whether illegal winemaking is right, and whether it is appropriate to collude with the gang to fight against the court, that is not the point that needs to be investigated. At the very least, Guy Pearce has made the quirky detective so sinful that it deserves to be shot and stabbed to death.

Unfortunately, this is a movie that is too actor-centric, making it impossible for people to comment on the plot, even though it is backed by a profound historical background. Perhaps, for the foolish people, seeing the handsome guys and beauties posing in a Western style with a coquettish figure is enough to cause screams. As for the intention of the film and what it wants to express, even if it runs counter to conventional morality, it is not the focus of the foolish people. Listening to Tom Hardy's magnetic voice and super cute wrestling, coupled with Guy Pearce's eccentric contrivance, is enough to keep everyone's eyes and breaths.

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  • Houston 2022-03-22 09:01:30

    The film's restoration of the American rural atmosphere in the 1920s and 1930s is almost perfect. The decadent and beautiful dusty town in my dream during the Prohibition Order, alas...I was intoxicated in the film before I knew it... In comparison, the characters and stories of the film are a notch worse, whether it's Tom Hardy or LaBeouf, it's not a little bit weak in temperament...

  • Keanu 2022-04-20 09:01:29

    7 points. Whether Chinese or foreign, the 1930s was a really good time, and all kinds of films like to recall that period of history. This film reminds me of "Public Enemy," but it's much "warmer" than that one. Tom Hardy feels too gentle, and the film where he shows his face is only colder in "Warrior". And Shia LaBeouf is still playing the role of Leng Touqing, when will he grow up? Still the old guy did a good job~

Lawless quotes

  • Forrest Bondurant: It is not the violence that sets men apart, alright, it is the distance that he is prepared to go.

  • Forrest Bondurant: Have you met Howard?