Characters: Le Boof and Pearce. Pearce is one of the creepiest looking villains to hit the screen in a while. Too creepy. I found it hard to look at him. Sure, there are bad, weird people in the world but this was over the top. As for Le Boof, well he was just the same overgrown adolescent he always is.
Now the plot is "based" on real events and there is plenty of action, maiming, and killing to satisfy. The story is predictable as we have all seen plenty of prohibition, law-breaking movies. The bright spots of the film were Chastain (fan dancer on the run), Hardy (WW1 and the Spanish Flu couldn't kill him), and Oldman (gangster on the run) who wasn't on screen enough.
The is a big budget film with the standard high end look weighed down by predictability and two characters you would like to see dead by the second scene.
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Topic - 'Lawless': Heady cast marred by two . . . . - mr grits 10:22:10 09/01/12 (13)
- Good summer popcorn: Chastain's nude scene definitely a plus. Pearce: yeah, creepy, but - tinear 09:11:10 09/04/12 (0)
- RE: 'Lawless': Heady cast marred by two . . . . - Sumflow 05:59:23 09/03/12 (0)
- WTF? Pearce's character was one of the best villians in years - Road Warrior 13:42:15 09/01/12 (5)
- I was personally revulsed by his character and thought his..... - mr grits 14:41:47 09/01/12 (4)
- He certainly was hideous in looks and made even more hideous - Road Warrior 10:23:04 09/02/12 (3)
- What about the real Bondurants? A gaggle of skinny squids. * - mr grits 15:49:44 09/03/12 (0)
- If she's married to you, no explanation is necessary. - tinear 13:37:15 09/02/12 (1)
- Running backs are the best in the country, and no disrespect meant - Road Warrior 20:32:54 09/03/12 (0)
- You're complaining a character is too scary? - tinear 11:21:54 09/01/12 (4)
- You apparently have reading comprehension problems.... - mr grits 14:44:02 09/01/12 (3)
- Creepy and weird scare me. nt - tinear 08:44:52 09/02/12 (2)
- Tin, that's been the standard for twenty years.....you must watch from behind the sofa. * - mr grits 15:19:37 09/02/12 (1)
- No sofa, barn floor. nt - tinear 09:08:05 09/04/12 (0)