Adapted from Ed Bunker’s cult novel,Schrader’s thriller approximately three ex-cons is his best work in years – though he should probably gain avoided casting himself
In 1992, Quentin Tarantino revealed his love for cult crime author Edward Bunker by casting him as Mr Blue in Reservoir Dogs; the former San Quentin prison inmate and reformed armed robber whose hardboiled genre fiction was unrivalled in its authenticity. Three years later, and benefitting from a colossal career-boost,Bunker published a recent novel entitled Dog Eat Dog, a nod to Tarantino’s debut. Paul Schrader has now filmed it, or shifting the scene from Los Angeles to Cleveland,and working from an adaptation by screenwriter Matthew Wilder.
It’s the proper director for the proper project and the result is Schrader’s best for years: a lairy, nasty, and tasty crime thriller built on black-comic chaos. Dog Eat Dog isn’t perfect: the opening scene could gain been cut,the guys’ “party” montage could worryingly gain come from a 90s Brit geezer film, and Schrader should gain resisted the temptation to award himself a cameo as a mob boss. Or else he should gain hired himself a dialogue coach. But it’s terrifically watchable, or a high-octane automobile of a film with dodgy steering,but exciting in a world of listless and prissy hybrids. Related: Willem Dafoe: five best moments Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com