A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) Plot Showing all 4 items Jump to: Summaries (3) Synopsis (1) Summaries Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife. It's pronounced Paw-rick, not Pad-raig. Was on the edge on my seat at least 3/4s of the movie's time length. Across the street, Scudder sees Loogan exiting an apartment building. Its all the rest of them that keep it from going very far. And so, with the official movie tie-in book landing on our doorstep, we figured it was a good opportunity to investigate how the source material and movie were aligned and where changes were made, and how these choices affected the movie. It was not a terrible movie overall, but it is one I wish I hadn't paid for. Most dates on his world tour have been canceled. They probably were going to kill the last girl as well, but decided to go for the ransom instead. Its stated that the men rape their victims; we hear a tape recording of a cruelly chuckling man and a crying woman. If you know me by now though, there is always the skepticism of being let down by the actual film. A Walk Among The Tombstones: Book Vs Movie Differences. Played straight when Matthew gets into a running gunfight with three gangbangers despite the fact that he was drinking in a bar. A bit of a homage (in a good way) to noir as Neeson fleshes out a husk of a man playing at being a private detective on a case he doesn't want, for people he doesn't like. My main question is: How did T.J. get into the van with the fire fight going on? I had such high hopes for this movie.When I 1st saw the trailer I couldn't wait to see it.Now after watching A Walk Among The Tombstones I'm so disappointed.It was an OK movie (I guess) but it's not something I'd watch again anytime soon.I might watch it again in a couple years if there's nothing else on or I'm in a mood but that's it.Even then I'd probably try & find something better to watch.I think my main problem with the movie wasn't that it was slow at times but that it was too gruesome.Some scenes just had me cringing & seemed too real.1 thing I'm truly happy about is that I got to see this movie for free & didn't have to pay a thing to watch it.I can only imagine how disappointed I'd be if I had to pay to see it.The best thing about A Walk Among The Tombstones was definitely the trailer. Adam David Thompson (left) and David Harbour play gay serial killers in 'A Walk Among the Tombstones'. Jenna Ortega Will Dance, Dance, Dance With the Weeknd. I was so uncertain of what his arc would be that I even wondered briefly if he was going to end up shooting Liam Neeson in the end of the movie, right when you think the action is over. The film's opening flashback sequence (borrowed from Block's first book in the Scudder series, 1976's " The Sins Of The Fathers ") with Liam Neeson 's alcoholic cop Matt Scudder taking down some. Parker Posey stars in this update of Chekhov, swapping familiar New York intelligentsia types for the Russian bourgeoisie. The site's critical consensus reads, "A Walk Among the Tombstones doesn't entirely transcend its genre clichs, but it does offer Liam Neeson one of his more compelling roles in recent memory, and that's often enough. 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He had conspired to take Leila away from Reuben, who is a drug dealer, and help her stop using drugs. Hence why the former killed the latter, because he had gotten what he wanted and didn't like the dude. But that film's concept of social and sexual loners was problematic--and way too subtle (which may have inspired Demme to immediately follow up with the gay-affirming protest film Philadelphia). And all this without any action sequences other than mutilations. After realizing Landau's wife is bedridden, they prepare to leave for a new target. The killersyeah, there were definitely two of themdidnt just pull Kennys name out of the phone book. Instead, the other two tortured and killed her. Overall the book is the superior version and is far more fleshed out, though the movie did a decent job capturing its gritty tone. Slim, blond types (one bland, the other goateed), they recall the gay Nazi-like killers in Michael Haneke's American remake of his sadistic art-movie Funny Games. The film was released on September 19, 2014. Im glad they left T.J. out of the trailers, though. He is asked by a drug dealer to find the men who kidnapped his wife. "[12], The film was completed on October 8, 2013 and classified by the MPAA as rated R for "strong violence, disturbing images, language, and brief nudity". This email will be used to sign into all New York sites. When a drug dealer's 14-year-old daughter is also kidnapped, Scudder heads a group to rescue her. Climax Scudder, then, is much different from Neesons other bad-guy-hunter, Bryan Mills, in the Taken movies. All rights reserved. Based on Lawrence Block's bestselling series of mystery novels, A Walk among the Tombstones stars Liam Neeson as Matt Scudder, an ex-NYPD cop who now works as an unlicensed private. i really liked it overal, it gave a bit of a gran torino vibe in the best possible way, the song during the credit's black hole sun really suited the atmosphere. Steve McQueen has created a new genre: Hate Noir. Firstly, there is no shootout in the graveyard, a sequence which seems invented purely for the sake of putting action on the screen. Frank and Block are obviously ripping-off the heinous. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. We see their body parts, wrapped in plastic and paper, in the back of a car, in a dumpster, on the grounds of a graveyard and floating in a pond. He gave up his brother to a DEA investigator who was later targeted by the killers. . He sees polaroid photos of Reuben and Leila having sex. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. That's the problem with A Walk Among the Tombstones: Ray and Albert are gay bogeymen who can be hissed and booed without thinking. The gay villains of A Walk Among the Tombstones are an effete duo who dress in Bobbsey Twin uniformity. He has the wisdom to know what cant be changed and what can. Please reference Error Code 2121 when contacting customer service. Liam Neesons Matt Scudder is primarily interested in seeking out clues to a crime. Former cop Matt Scudder is now a private eye. She actually survives, though not without losing a finger it turns out that a stray bullet from Scudder killed a young girl. Its brutal stuff. Liam Neeson, astute gentleman, legendary Jedi, and assassin who can hunt anyone down who takes his family. And we see them use some of them. And the challenge is to make those little moves feel big enough that they warrant a movie. People are afraid of all the wrong things. [13] On October 18, 2013, Block tweeted that he had seen the film and revealed producers were aiming for a September 2014 release. Copyright Fandango. 6. Synopsis: Based on Lawrence Block's bestselling series of mystery novels, A Walk among the Tombstones stars Liam Neeson as Matt Scudder, an ex-NYPD cop who now works as an unlicensed private investigator operating just outside the law. Trang ch Tips #1 Tm kim link Fshare nhanh chng, chnh xc - game chay vuot chuong ngai vat I also remember Ray saying that Kenny did him wrong somehow. Neither is it some kind of man-against-the-monsters supernatural thriller like the title might suggest. And there I would leave it if not for that botched climax. the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. And he used to be a drunk. All an accident. It's offensive that the filmmakers' idea of villainy is so generic that the killers can easily be viewed as homophobic targets. The goal of /r/Movies is to provide an inclusive place for discussions and news about films with major releases. And why did they feel the need to save the one girl and kill others related to drugs? Another is pounded in the knee and face with a baseball bat, leaving his nose and mouth bleeding. A large hatchet is driven into a chest. Its an interesting look at the process and adaptation, but warning: spoilers ahead. Scudder reminds Kenny that there is enough evidence to put Albert behind bars for the rest of his life. It contains a mix of suspense, thriller and neo-noir elements. He hits his AA meetings on a regular basis. Ah thank you! People are afraid of all the wrong things. Maybe Jennifer would have more support if she werent wrong so often. Set in 1999, the film follows a retired cop turned private investigator Matthew Scudder being dragged into a kidnapping/murder case. In New York of 1999, a drug addict named Peter Kristo approaches a retired Scudder, asking him to help his brother Kenny, a drug trafficker. A Walk Among the Tombstones opens in theaters Sept. 19. Starring: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour. He seemed very human, and didn't even want to handle this case to begin with. Scudder refuses. A Walk Among The Tombstones' movie finale sees Scudder and Kenny tracking down kidnapper Albert after the gunfight, with the latter having killed wounded partner Ray. Albert surrenders and Scudder cuffs him. In the end, Matthew has Albert subdued on the floor with a gun pointed at his head. TJ voices a number of personal conspiratorial theories about how society is purposely pushing down black youths like himself, including the fact that people keep offering him sperm-killing soda. Stevens evokes every shade of the self-made drug kingpins thoughts: His hands are tied, but he visibly hungers to wrap them around the killers necks. The little girl who was accidentally killed in Scudder's shootout with the robbers at the bar. Yeah. [10], Filming began on March 3, 2013 in New York City. Theyd been watching the house. Edge on my seat at least 3/4s of the phone Book him a phone so TJ. 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