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I found this to be an excellent film. Although the potential for melodrama and emotional pandering was palpable I felt that the film's creators did an admirable job of minimizing those tropes. The characters were well defined and the actors were utterly convincing in their portrayals. If there is one qualm about the film on a whole I would say that the ending seemed to be too conveniently optimistic. Perhaps this is both a result of the age of the film itself and of the era that I am now viewing it in. Six decades is quite a long time and during that span many things have changed from a cultural and societal standpoint. Having the benefit of hindsight I suppose that the ending to such a terrifically realized picture is a very small qualm to consider. My score is 8 out of 10.

This movie is a blast. In many ways it achieves the exact same thing that Guardians Of The Galaxy does on a fraction of the budget!!! Silly in the best way possible yet sincerely acted by all parties involved. Although too raunchy for the kids it works just fine with grown ups. It borrows knowingly from all the best concepts of other bigger, better movies in eye wink fashion while still forging an identity of it's own. There's a bevy of stars on display here too. From Anjelica Huston to Robert Urich to Ron Perlman to John Carradine to name just a few. It's a pretty good way to kill a couple of hours on a Saturday night. What about the plot? No need to rehash what others have already said. Just watch the movie. You'll enjoy it.

I heard so many great things about John Wick from friends and co-workers that I finally just blind bought it on blu-ray. Certain that I was in for a special treat I sat down expecting to be thoroughly engrossed only to find myself slightly annoyed with it's lackadaisical plot and lack of character development. Sure it's got some great action scenes but I soon became numb to the barrage of violence and wished for more story/plot. While it may not look as expensive All The Devil's Men is a better movie than John Wick. It has an actual plot. It's characters actually have a back story. It has very realistic action scenes with visceral violence. There are some lulls in the action and perhaps a couple twists too many but at least it kept me off balance during it's run-time. I felt betrayed by those who enthusiastically recommended John Wick but then I remembered that most casual movie goers don't understand what separates a watchable film from a good one and a good one from a great one. I haven't had the desire to watch any of the Wick sequels and could care less how much hype they get. I stumbled across "Devil's Men" and enjoyed it perhaps you will too if you give it a chance.