A Walk Among the Tombstones

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Liam Neeson has done some great psycho-thrillers over the past year! I would give A Walk Among the Tombstones a 7.5/10.

A Walk Among the Tombstones had some really stunning cinematography and editing; it was dark and very noir in how it was constructed. I also thought that the film score was quite haunting, a perfect ensemble to the film. The story as a whole was also great, the entire blurred lines between moral right and wrong was incredibly well done.

David Harbour, who played Ray, did a brilliant job as a criminal psychotic; his performance had a cold humour to it and he was terrifying in the casing of his victims. Dan Stevens, who played Kenny Kristo, was a great criminal as well as avenging husband; his violent swings between moods gave him heart and his tendency to display strongs showings of love for his wife was what made his character. Astro, who played TJ, was a great comedic relief role; he also gave the lead a sense of conscience which I thought was very crucial to the film. Olafur Darri Olafsson, who played Jonas Loogan, was a great character and portrayal; he felt shady but when he revealed his character in more depth he became someone a lot easier to connect with.

It was Liam Neeson, in the leading role of Matt Scudder, that really stood out in the film. There was a lot to the role that Neeson put a lot of work into portraying. Scudder's efficiency and knowledge immediately was worth noting. Furthermore the amount of guilt he had over shooting a child accidentally in the past kept bleeding through into the present character in an incredible acting display.

This film dispensed with action a lot and dwelled in backstory and trivial facts too much; as such the pacing of this film became affected and the entire film got dragged out. The dialogue also wasn't carefully written there were some great scenes and then there scenes like the ten stages of alcohol anonymous narration which dragged on way too long.

Adam David Thompson, who played Albert, was probably hired for how creepy he looked and not his proficiency as an actor. Boyd Holbrook, who played Peter Kristo, was not a strong performance and the acting didn't hold a candle to the rest of the cast.