Criminal action film "Faster than bullets." Actors and roles, plot

The stories about the heroes, possessed by the thirst for revenge, in the modern cinema a great many. For the authors of the script, the vendetta is an excellent motif that can be used in almost every genre. But most often these motifs are spread in various criminal tapes. A vivid example of such a project can be called a criminal thriller-thriller directed by George Tillman Jr. "Faster than bullets" (actors: D. Johnson, B. Bob Thornton, O. Jackson-Cohen, K. Gugino, M. Grace). It is almost impossible to think up anything innovative in this direction, so the screenwriters of the film of the brothers Tony and Joe Gayton can be thanked only for a strong scenario, in which a militant of the "old school" sample was shot, without any special frills and unnecessary offshoots.

Plot. Prologue

The plot of the movie "Faster than bullets," the actors and roles of which correspond to the general author's concept, begins with the events of a decade ago. Four brave guys decide to rob a bank. One of the hijackers, Gary James (Matt Gerald), goes to business because he owes a decent amount of money to local criminal elements. As a result of the thugs throws the hired driver, Gary asks for help from his brother Cullen (Duane Johnson), and he involuntarily becomes an accomplice. As a result, three robber losers die at the hands of the Mafiosi, the surviving Cullen goes to jail. This is the original prologue ends, the main narrative of the movie shooter "Faster than bullets" begins. Actors who participated in the filming process stressed the semantic load of such an entry, explaining its significance for understanding the motives driving their characters.

10 years later

Cullen, who has been imprisoned for ten years, has a vengeance plan. Once released, he immediately proceeds to implement it. Tracing assassins, he without a shadow of a doubt methodically deals with everyone, having completed his bloody justice. Investigate daring assassinations charge Kop (Billy Bob Thornton), a drug addict with a dark past. In addition, one of the perpetrators hires a strange millionaire killer (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), a handsome man, fond of shooting live targets. Next, the plot story of the film "Faster than bullets" actors of the film crew of the project was described as a bloody orgy of revenge.

Action with "Rock" or a drama with Thornton?

Perhaps the authors should tighten the intrigue tighter and longer, and so the personality of the main antagonist becomes a spectator known in the middle of the timing of the motion picture. It seems that the director George Tillman jr. For a long time could not decide what he was doing: either a furious thriller with Dwayne Johnson, or a dramatic thriller with Billy B. Thornton. Therefore, the project "Faster than bullets" (actors with a photo on the poster do not look like dramatic characters) sometimes he heats one and then another genre variety.

Individual viewers, watching the movie, wondered what Dwayne Johnson was doing in this film. "Rock" looked great in the partners of Diesel in the inexorable "Fast and Furious 5", but in "Faster than the bullet" (the actors, as one, confirmed this theory), its most powerful texture worked idly. In his place could take any charismatic actor with a less prominent physical form. The fact is that the driver (Cullen), despite his bellicose appearance, uses physical force only in one episode. Watching the movie, you begin to seriously regret Johnson, when you observe how his talent is wasted. How can you disclose the depth and drama of a character, when, according to the script, there are only two dozen capacious phrases?

Actors and supporting roles

Actor Billy Bob Thornton played the role of a commercial cop-addict without a breakdown. The actor has a dramatic talent is not in doubt, he proved it in the black comedy "Bad Santa". Many critics compared his character (not in favor of Torton) with the hero Nicolas Cage in the crime drama "Bad Lieutenant." Cage Billy was clearly not enough.

The remaining actors of the film "Faster than the bullet" stars from the sky were not enough, demonstrating a professional, but smooth game, conscientiously worked out their fees. However, the colorful character of the pastor, performed by Adevale Akinuoye-Agbaj, familiar to the viewer on the series LOST, is sure to be remembered by the viewer. And the episodic appearance in the role of prison chief Tom Berenger also will not be left without attention. To the character of Carla Gugino there are no complaints, much less to the talent of the actress.

Killer for dollar

The character of Oliver Jackson-Cohen is surprising and perplexing, but it's more the writers' flaws. In search of thrills, the ex-climber with a bunch of spectacular cars and beauties undertakes to kill for a dollar. In order to calm the thirst for adrenaline and drive, he wears his vanity. All would be well, that's only the character Jackson-Cohen does not play a significant role in what's happening on the screen. The millionaire killer seems to be an absolutely alien element sewn by the creators to the plot with white threads. For what he is present in the narrative, uttering cardboard phrases, the majority is incomprehensible.

No one was crying in unison

The producer Tillman, it seemed, really wanted the audience to feel compassion and understanding for the misadventures of the protagonist. The director even in some places sacrificed episodes with intense action, bringing to the fore the dramatization of the narrative, forcing the "Rock" to start a meager male tear. But while watching, the spectators did not cry in unison, it's hard to feel sympathy for the character with such a harsh appearance, a heavy look, and even armed to the teeth. The viewer, of course, pities the deceased brother of the protagonist, but it is quite difficult to justify the violence caused by the vendetta. The picture did not have enough drama. I would like to wish the performer the main role of a more professional agent, otherwise, while continuing to star in such roles, "Rock" can find itself where the half-forgotten Jean-Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal are now creating.