Sweet Xstacy
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I love James McAvoy
There's also several bits of fighting and action that I think are very well done. There is one shot in particular that made me actually yell out and cringe more than anything to be found in this year's Evil Dead (and no, its not the shot from the Redband).
Side note, the score from Rick Smith is awesome. Very listenable in its own right but perfectly fitting for this film.
I always see McAvoy as Steve from Shamless.....I like this. Had Danny Boyle's usual visual flair.
I liked that Boyle filmed parts of London that aren't the usual iconography. Its becoming increasingly noticeable how different London looks when filmed by a British directors or in lower budget movies and Hollywood directed films. Hollywood directors often seem to include shots of Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge. Native directors film Canary Wharf, East London and the square mile.
I like James McAvoy alot but when he tries to play damaged tough guys I don't find him very convincing. Try as he might playing pill popping shady cops in films like Filth and Welcome To The Punch he still comes across as Mr Tumnus from Narnia playing tough.
I liked the twists in the movie. Some reviewers compared this to inception but I think they are nothing.
Rosario Dawson was great. First movie I've seen of hers in which I really liked her performance.
Vincent Cassel is good as always. Tuppence Middleton is ok in her small role as well.