Legendary director Ridley Scott continues to jump genres with each film and returns with a cautionary tale from Cormac McCarthy. When greed leads a lawyer to get involved in drug trafficking, he's unaware of the deadly complications when a deal goes wrong. Cormac McCarthy wrote his first original screenplay with this unofficial sequel to his "No Country for Old Men"which shows an even more grim view of the world that Scott brings to the screen with a great effect that shows the hero as helpless as any victim ever portrayed in an American crime film. The stellar cast includes Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt and Bruno Ganz amongst others. 1001 Films' coverage of current releases.
Thursday, October 24, 2013
The Counselor
Legendary director Ridley Scott continues to jump genres with each film and returns with a cautionary tale from Cormac McCarthy. When greed leads a lawyer to get involved in drug trafficking, he's unaware of the deadly complications when a deal goes wrong. Cormac McCarthy wrote his first original screenplay with this unofficial sequel to his "No Country for Old Men"which shows an even more grim view of the world that Scott brings to the screen with a great effect that shows the hero as helpless as any victim ever portrayed in an American crime film. The stellar cast includes Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt and Bruno Ganz amongst others. 1001 Films' coverage of current releases.
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