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Rating: Martin McDonagh returns after the surprising debut "In Bruges," which became a cult classic, with this new film and, as Caparezza says, the second album (in this case, film) is always more difficult in an artist's career, especially if the debut was dazzling.
Plot: A struggling screenwriter unwittingly gets entangled in the criminal underworld of Los Angeles after his quirky friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
"7 Psychopaths" is a grotesque black comedy with pulp overtones, featuring references to the film industry, particularly the work of a screenwriter, and McDonagh probably includes autobiographical and personal references in the protagonist played by Colin Farrell. The story is surreal, moving pleasantly between canine kidnappings, killings, brilliant dialogues, homicidal digressions of psychopaths (particularly the amusing tale of the serial killers of serial killers, starring Tom Waits) until the climax in the Californian desert.
The cast is excellent and diverse, primarily the always great character actors Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken, Woody Harrelson, and Tom Waits.
We are absolutely not at the level of that gem "In Bruges"; it's as if something is missing to become a cult like the previous one, yet it remains a very good pastime for those who adore quirky films with equally crazy characters.
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