Dec 2017
Yeah, he's a comedic actor, right? Well, he tried his hand at a serious role in True Detective season 2, and that was alright. He'll try his hand at the gritty crime genre again, and what do we get? Brawl in Cell Block 99!
Now, I'm not one for going into detail about the plots, because that takes away all the fun of the experience. Trying to figure out what's going on, and getting carried away with the ride? Well I tell you, this movie is one hell of a ride! Vince Vaughn carries the movie, and we also get a supporting role by Jennifer Carpenter from 'Dexter', Don Johnson as the evil maximum-security prison warden, Mark Blucas (anybody remember this guy? From Buffy?), and most importantly... Udo Kier, as a creepy old man. YES!
This is a crime movie. It's definitely a prison movie, and there's definitely a brawl in cell block 99. Holy hell, this movie satisfied my cravings for violence, and then some. Vince Vaughn had some surprisingly awesome fight scenes, and some of them are downright nasty. They'll throw in a few loud crunching sounds to emphasize the bones breaking, and that only makes me cringe more.
Oh man... what a movie. Highly recommended.
Now, I'm not one for going into detail about the plots, because that takes away all the fun of the experience. Trying to figure out what's going on, and getting carried away with the ride? Well I tell you, this movie is one hell of a ride! Vince Vaughn carries the movie, and we also get a supporting role by Jennifer Carpenter from 'Dexter', Don Johnson as the evil maximum-security prison warden, Mark Blucas (anybody remember this guy? From Buffy?), and most importantly... Udo Kier, as a creepy old man. YES!
This is a crime movie. It's definitely a prison movie, and there's definitely a brawl in cell block 99. Holy hell, this movie satisfied my cravings for violence, and then some. Vince Vaughn had some surprisingly awesome fight scenes, and some of them are downright nasty. They'll throw in a few loud crunching sounds to emphasize the bones breaking, and that only makes me cringe more.
Oh man... what a movie. Highly recommended.
Vaughn, as everyone has correctly noted, is awesome, not only with the badass violent man on a mission but also the subtler gentle family and church man build up. well, maybe 'gentle' isnt the right word but im glad the director gave us a good hour of character background before we even sniff a cell block.
also love how Zahler took the cannibal lair look from Bone Tomahawk and transformed it into a nightmare prison, he takes the 'split' scene and goes even darker, raw to the bone violence and more than once. jaw dropping.