Pretty Good

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Though I haven't watched a lot of them yet (I've mainly devoted my time, of late, to catching up on 1920-1970s cinematic milestones), I have a profound respect for the new roles Liam Neeson has taken on in recent years. It makes me think of what would have been had my favourite actor ever, James Cagney, hadn't basically retired for the quiet life in the early 60's, when the perfect storm of 'great actors in B-movies' hit the fans.My lady is more a horror aficionado, and of recent vintage films, so it was nice to throw this on for a spin and show her its neo-noir tendencies, almost as if going through a 'make your own movie' template, checking them off one-by-one. I don't mind that sort of rote predictability if it's done right, and, though heavily flawed, for the most part it does. By the climax, I basically only cared for four things: that the kidnapped girl, Matthew Scudder and TJ were alive, and that the two kidnappers/murderers got their just desserts, whether it be lengthy incarceration or murder, anything so their crime spree would be ended. The film was well-made and a very enjoyable experience, so considering the relatively minor flaws (especially the one-dimensional aspect of the antagonists), I would definitely recommend at least a watch for most cinephiles out there, especially those interested in 'true crime' type of contemporary American cinema.

In 1991, In New York, Matt Scudder (Liam Neeson) is an alcoholic police detective. In 1999, Scudder is retired from the police and is a private investigator without license. When his comrade Peter Kristo (Boyd Holbrook) from the rehab invites him to visit his brother Kenny Kristo (Dan Stevens), who is a drug dealer, Scudder learns that Kenny's wife Ann Carrie Kristo (Razane Jammal) had been abducted and cut into pieces by the kidnappers. Now Kenny wants to find the killer to revenge. Scudder initially refuses the case but then he accepts to investigate. Soon he finds that the killers have murdered other women connected to drug dealers and they get their files from the DEA. When the fourteen year-old daughter of a drug dealer is also kidnapped, Scudder heads up a group to rescue the teenager."A Walk among the Tombstones" is a gloomy crime film developed in slow pace, but with a complex story. The plot is realistic and the viewer follows Scudder investigation. The screenplay does not have a plot point with surprising revelations or action scenes; indeed it is indeed old- fashioned. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Caçada Mortal" ("Deadly Hunt")

By the way, the film should have concentrated more heavily on the articulate teenage black man who acts as an assistant to Liam Neeson's detective role in this very eerie film.It is constantly raining in New York as depicted in the film. The bad weather is really a backdrop to this action packed film where Liam Neeson, a former police officer turned detective, is hired to find the killers of a woman who was married to a drug trafficker. Seems as though there have been plenty of other kidnappings and murders by a mad guys even when the ransom is paid to get the women back.The eerie atmosphere of the film ultimately does it in.

My roommate and I don't usually rent porn together, but this was different. This just so happened to be the worst porn I've ever rented. Terrible plot. Who would believe a bunch of big, strong-armed Russian men would take so much time to kidnap the daughter of a karate-master?? I thought maybe after the whole "Taken" situation they would regroup and maybe collaborate with Liam, I mean look at all the connection he has! And I'm sure he'd be happy to redirect their business model into a legal opportunity for the underpaid minority of white middle-aged women Lots of beautiful of-age women that would ask for next-to-nothing to do the scenes! Didn't believe anyone was really into the script the whole movie. Liam really got screwed on this movie, but it certainly wasn't on-camera! Soft-Core at best.