Some have panned this flick, some said awful. Truth is, some don't know what awful really is. Like Candy Strippers, some of the SY FY movies, and those horrible videos on zombies and such that show up at small independent film festivals. The "I got a video camera for Christmas and now I can make a movie," kind of movies.
Aaron Harvey, director, snagged Bruce Willis (who likes these off beat roles, as in Pulp Fiction, and Forrest Whittaker who was great in this with a gem role of a faltering hit man who entertains himself with wacky characters.
Catch .44 opens in a restaurant, an homage to Tarentino and other restaurant openings, with 3 chicks talking not about tips, but sexuality.
Basically some cute chicks are hired to do a drug run job, but in reality their boss is planning their demise.
I really like the lighting design in this film. It was genius compared to the horrible lighting in Contraband, a 40 million dollar forgettable flick. There was nice subject emphasis, shadow detail, range of tones, and noirish feelings in the lighting design of Catch .44.
And Harvey didn't have to 'fade in /out' like Dirty Little Secrets where the director did fade in and out to show a 'time shift', which slowed the movie to a crawl.
At least Harvey trusted the audience to know a time shift when it sees one and often just used a CU of a clock to show a time shift.
Overall, a great cast, nice direction, great lighting, and not a bad film.
Some people critique films on "no redeeming characters"...they are all bad guys they opine. Well try watching Breaking Bad. A great TV series. As was the play Richard III by Shakespeare. So unless you like watching Ozzie and Harriet, the 1950's TV series, be prepared for bad guys as heroes and other flawed characters in the movies. I mean Pulp Fiction had two hit men as the heroes.
And OK the ending scene did go on forever with a standoff, but hey did you ever see the end to For a Few Dollars More? That went on forever with a scene containing: Lee Van Cleef, Clint Eastwood, and Eli Wallach in a similar triangle shoot out.
I got it as a rental and did enjoy it as a thriller with some quirky, original characters by Willis and Whittaker.
Aaron Harvey, director, snagged Bruce Willis (who likes these off beat roles, as in Pulp Fiction, and Forrest Whittaker who was great in this with a gem role of a faltering hit man who entertains himself with wacky characters.
Catch .44 opens in a restaurant, an homage to Tarentino and other restaurant openings, with 3 chicks talking not about tips, but sexuality.
Basically some cute chicks are hired to do a drug run job, but in reality their boss is planning their demise.
I really like the lighting design in this film. It was genius compared to the horrible lighting in Contraband, a 40 million dollar forgettable flick. There was nice subject emphasis, shadow detail, range of tones, and noirish feelings in the lighting design of Catch .44.
And Harvey didn't have to 'fade in /out' like Dirty Little Secrets where the director did fade in and out to show a 'time shift', which slowed the movie to a crawl.
At least Harvey trusted the audience to know a time shift when it sees one and often just used a CU of a clock to show a time shift.
Overall, a great cast, nice direction, great lighting, and not a bad film.
Some people critique films on "no redeeming characters"...they are all bad guys they opine. Well try watching Breaking Bad. A great TV series. As was the play Richard III by Shakespeare. So unless you like watching Ozzie and Harriet, the 1950's TV series, be prepared for bad guys as heroes and other flawed characters in the movies. I mean Pulp Fiction had two hit men as the heroes.
And OK the ending scene did go on forever with a standoff, but hey did you ever see the end to For a Few Dollars More? That went on forever with a scene containing: Lee Van Cleef, Clint Eastwood, and Eli Wallach in a similar triangle shoot out.
I got it as a rental and did enjoy it as a thriller with some quirky, original characters by Willis and Whittaker.