BroadcastChic
Excellent, a Must See
TaryBiggBall
It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.
Grimossfer
Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%
Lidia Draper
Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
jcjs333
I found out i can't write reviews without doing spoilers...what a wonderful movie...i think i ought qualify my viewing and writing of this took place while stoned...
i think 'masterpiece' is an good word to describe it...why was i thinking 'a woman wrote this...no guy could write this good to where he could 'throw himself' into 2 female characters and super strong lead...i think i could point to exaggerated acting for a split second, just maybe....OH, for the first 5 minutes of the film i was determined not to like it and i was sad that i wouldn't like it...why?...'Pulp Fiction'...show started exactly like Pulp Fiction except it was 2 woman talking silly dialogue on the way to an apt. room to kill....
HOWEVER, from that moment on i was hooked...brilliant writing, acting, directing...again, qualify with i'm stoned'...i think i'd like it straight or crooked...i love 'drama'....i'm getting to where i hate hearing 'f--k' this and that and computer shows...the bubble gum in unison with the gun...the show never dulled or slowed down...there was a fast segment at end but missed the meaning...i found myself thinking these girls are spoiled brats in real life...then, thought 'those partaking in a show like this are great in my book'...this thing could be made in a TV production class...but, not this good!...i think 'Sex Lies Video Tape'...the less 'music' the better...this flick mind blowing beautiful music or sounds...super sparingly and uniquely right on...scenery perfect. I can't say enough good about this 'kudos' to all especially writer/director
Samara Morgan (soggydeadgirl)
Let me start out by saying I LOVE this movie! I know that the critics didn't care for it and it was a huge money loser, something I don't quite understand. The reviews here are mainly positive.I loved the opening sequence, our protagonists disguised as pizza delivering nuns, delivering Righteous Pizza to a bunch of mobsters while rescuing their kidnap victim. Yes, Violet and Daisy actually serve up "righteous pizza" in the form of mass slaughter of all the bad guys.I think this sets the tone for the rest of the movie. Violet and Daisy are professional assassins. But for all the killing there remains an innocence about them, Daisy more so than Violet. Maybe innocence isn't quite the right word, although it does fit Daisy, but childlike seems fitting. They play pat-a-cake with each other and with Danny Trejo, who plays their agent.While Violet and Daisy does have its share of bloodshed the movie is really about relationship.The acting was quite good, but Saoise Ronan is always good. I've only seen Alexis Bledel in Gilmore Girls, but she did a great job as Violet. James Gondolfini, need I say more? Danny Trejo is, well Danny Trejo at his most lovable.But I am biased as I love this movie and have seen it like 34 times.
leonblackwood
Review: What a weird storyline! 2 hit girls for hire, take on a job so they can afford some dresses and they end up caring for the guy that they are going to kill. The music really did spoil the whole feel of the movie, but on the plus side, it does have a shock factor. You really don't know what is going to happen from some scene to the next, which makes you stick with the movie, just to find out what crazy direction it's going to go in next. Although the storyline is fresh and original, it does have a slight comedy feel to it which is a bit strange for a film of this style. Anyway, it's worth a watch but it's not the type of film that you can watch time and time again. Watchable!Round-Up: This is yet another movie with Saoirse Ronan which might have been slightly better if there was someone else playing her role. In this film her effortless acting style does work because her partner in crime is nuts, but her character could have done with some in depth emotion. Gandolfini put in a great performance, as usual, which shows that his contribution in film will be missed. Danny Trejo's couple of minutes were better than a lot of his full length movies and Alexis Bledel, the girl who played Violet, was very believable and totally crazy. As for the movie, the concept was good but it could have been a lot better.Budget: N/A Worldwide Gross: $18,000 (Terrible!)I recommend this movie to people who are into there drama/thriller/comedy type movies about a couple of hit girls for hire. 4/10
oowawa
I had great expectations for this movie. I mean, how could you miss with the great James Gandolfini and wonderful Saoirse Ronan as headliners (and Alexis Bledel is certainly eyeworthy), and yet the first time through this film I did not enjoy the experience. Then it dawned on me, well, duh, this film is intended to be a Tarantino parody, and it went up several stars in my estimation. Of course, making a parody of a QT film is problematic, because Quentin films are already parodies of other genres such as kung fu, grindhouse, and noir. And so, in a sense, the filmmaker is making a parody of a parody. I mean, Saoirse playing patty-cakes with Danny Trejo? The scene is totally Quentinesque to a ludicrous extreme. And that's parody.Other motifs that echo and exaggerate Tarantino's style include the implausible violence sequences that can only exist in some alternate film universe (think Black Mamba single-handedly wiping out a small army of yakuza in "Kill Bill,") and the interminable gabfest that fills out a QT script (these people love to talk and talk and talk)... And so, as a parody of a parody, and for its very impressive cast, this film is worth an amused watch.