If you are going to judge this movie by the trailers seen in the theatre or on television, you are forewarned...
This movie had some wonderful moments. Each character was wonderfully three-dimensional and had a distinct quirkiness that was lovable and strange all at the same time. I found myself liking each character despite the fact that one is a brutal murderer (Morgan Freeman). His character was particularly interesting because as he searches for Betty in the film, he becomes obsessed with an idyllic fantasy, much like Betty becomes obsessed with her fantasy after witnessing the murder of her unfaithful husband.
What we have here is a fine premise with wonderful actors in fine roles... and then it all gets ruined by horrendously violent overtones. There are certain scenes that are so outrageously gruesome that I was amazed! The problem here is the fact that the film swings so drastically from poignant sweetness to bitterly gratuitous violence that is so outrageous and unexpected that I was left wondering just what the heck the point of it all was.
This movie was not bad in the end. But it could have been a heck of a lot better...
This movie had some wonderful moments. Each character was wonderfully three-dimensional and had a distinct quirkiness that was lovable and strange all at the same time. I found myself liking each character despite the fact that one is a brutal murderer (Morgan Freeman). His character was particularly interesting because as he searches for Betty in the film, he becomes obsessed with an idyllic fantasy, much like Betty becomes obsessed with her fantasy after witnessing the murder of her unfaithful husband.
What we have here is a fine premise with wonderful actors in fine roles... and then it all gets ruined by horrendously violent overtones. There are certain scenes that are so outrageously gruesome that I was amazed! The problem here is the fact that the film swings so drastically from poignant sweetness to bitterly gratuitous violence that is so outrageous and unexpected that I was left wondering just what the heck the point of it all was.
This movie was not bad in the end. But it could have been a heck of a lot better...