
Variety
Makes a peculiar sort of statement, riffing on such violent genres as Westerns and cop movies, even as it questions why the country puts guns (and badges) into the hands of angry misfits.
Full reviewMichael Peña and Alexander Skarsgård are a pair of drug-snorting, give-zero-crap cops in this black comedy from the writer-director of The Guard and Calvary.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Terry Monroe (Skarsgård) and Bob Bolaño (Peña) are two corrupt cops who set out to blackmail and frame every criminal unfortunate enough to cross their path. Things take a sinister turn, however, when they try to intimidate someone who is more dangerous than they are. Or is he?
LessMakes a peculiar sort of statement, riffing on such violent genres as Westerns and cop movies, even as it questions why the country puts guns (and badges) into the hands of angry misfits.
Full reviewThe era-defying costumes, the old fashioned cars, the funk-music score, and retro horizontal wipes and canted angles all give War on Everyone a place outside of time that helps some of the more abrasive comedy go down smoothly.
Full reviewIf the jokes don’t work, it’s just racism for the hell of it, lip-smacking violence directed at whatever stereotype you most despise, and a film that’s no use to anyone.
Full reviewThere’s fun to be had in the shtick, but the point? It’s missing, presumed dead.
Full reviewPena and Skarsgard are fitfully funny, but you can't help but feel that their characters and their motivations (or lack thereof) are fairly one-dimensional.
Full reviewMcDonagh — cutting with old-school line-wipes, cranking up the Glen Campbell — is clearly having a blast. The feeling’s contagious.
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