Seven Psychopaths is a dark comedy revolving around a crime story. There are two stories taking place, one about a hollow screenplay and the other about a stolen dog, the stories intersect each other. There are 3 lead characters who are quite different to each other. Marty (Colin Farrell) is a writer who is having trouble with his screenplay as in he can't develop the characters or the story. Marty appears to be the most sane out of the 3 acquaintance, however he is an alcoholic. Billy (Sam Rockwell) is a loose cannon, annoying and erratic. Billy likes to try and help his friend Marty with his screenplay. Hans (Christopher Walken) is Billy's partner in crime in their crooked business of stealing peoples dogs, and then returning the dogs to the owners to collect the reward. Christopher Walken is great and the stand out performer as the stony-faced old crim. Billy and Hans steal a dog that causes them much grief. The film starts off well and is fast paced, the dialog is good, and really good in some parts. The movie gets a bit slow around the middle when the trio hit the desert, but it moves up a gear near the end. This movie try's too hard to be a weird and quirky, which takes something away from it. At times the story appears a little disjointed, but its mostly fun and interesting. The overall story is unusual and the lead characters are all interesting, and Woody Harrison is a bonus as crazed gangster.
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