I wanted to see this film when it came out, but didn't. I'm glad I didn't. The only things that worked for me in this movie were Salma Hayek and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. (Interesting characters and wardrobes/looks).
I didn't quite latch onto the "lovestory" trio element. It did not work for me. It's not believable. Why would both men be in love with O? She was strange. I would have liked more character development of all 3 leads. Johnson's Ben didn't belong based on his interests. I can see how this lends to the conflict in the film, but it didn't work. As for Kitsch, I needed to know more about his Chon. Like how did he get such an odd name?
I'm frankly tired of del Toro's wildman character. It felt campy. I thought the pacing and plot were thoughtful, but the ending was disappointing. I would have rather the 3 leads had died in that shootout sequence. Travolta's character should not have won in the end.
I didn't quite latch onto the "lovestory" trio element. It did not work for me. It's not believable. Why would both men be in love with O? She was strange. I would have liked more character development of all 3 leads. Johnson's Ben didn't belong based on his interests. I can see how this lends to the conflict in the film, but it didn't work. As for Kitsch, I needed to know more about his Chon. Like how did he get such an odd name?
I'm frankly tired of del Toro's wildman character. It felt campy. I thought the pacing and plot were thoughtful, but the ending was disappointing. I would have rather the 3 leads had died in that shootout sequence. Travolta's character should not have won in the end.