This is the most un-Woody Allen-like film there is. Much more so than MATCH POINT. There isn't a single Allen fingerprint in the movie.
The film isn't entertaining because the story is so mundane. Maybe the film would've worked in the 1940's but today, you need a plot that's going to twist and keep you off-balance. Did Woody really think that having Ewan McGregor getting killed in the end besides Colin Farrell would blow us away?
The script is too simplistic. It doesn't have any weight to it. So Colin Farrell's guilt eats away at him. So what? That's not enough for a film.
The whole subplot with Hayley Atwell's character goes nowhere. I kept waiting for her to have an affair with another guy or at least steal McGregor's money. Woody hints at her being a bit devious but nothing comes of it.
I also thought there was going to be more to Uncle Howard. I was sure he was going to turn out to be flat broke and unable to help the lads once they commit the murder. Again, another character wasted. Someone that doesn't add to the major conflict.
Woody's time has passed him by.
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