One trend in movies I am not a huge fan of is the antihero who talks very, very little and shows nearly no emotion. It might work occasionally, but too many films create guys who seem this way. This is THE major reason I did not enjoy "The Heavey", as Boots Mason (Gary Stretch) barely talks and his face is like stone. This gets VERY old, very quickly.
Boots is a thoroughly disgusting, violent and remorseless guy. When bad things happen in his life, he blames others instead of looking at himself. So, when he learns his brother is dying and needs bone marrow, Boots refuses, as the brother didn't do anything to stop him going to prison...though Boots was sent there because he killed someone. Much of the early portions of the movie consist of him beating up folks for loan sharks and killing people. Later, the film gets even nastier and there's apparently a contract out on him and his brother. Why? I really didn't care.
You really have to like seeing violence to get into the film. There is a scene where a guy is chopping off fingers...and you wonder why they show as much as they did. Mind you it could have been worse...but for the average viewer it's more than bad enough.
Overall, a film which I didn't enjoy because of the monotone and unlikable character. I also felt that the plot occasionally made no sense (such as why the woman who Boots is holding hostage HELPS him...and none of her actions made any sense). Not a film I'd recommend.
Boots is a thoroughly disgusting, violent and remorseless guy. When bad things happen in his life, he blames others instead of looking at himself. So, when he learns his brother is dying and needs bone marrow, Boots refuses, as the brother didn't do anything to stop him going to prison...though Boots was sent there because he killed someone. Much of the early portions of the movie consist of him beating up folks for loan sharks and killing people. Later, the film gets even nastier and there's apparently a contract out on him and his brother. Why? I really didn't care.
You really have to like seeing violence to get into the film. There is a scene where a guy is chopping off fingers...and you wonder why they show as much as they did. Mind you it could have been worse...but for the average viewer it's more than bad enough.
Overall, a film which I didn't enjoy because of the monotone and unlikable character. I also felt that the plot occasionally made no sense (such as why the woman who Boots is holding hostage HELPS him...and none of her actions made any sense). Not a film I'd recommend.