I think the problem is that a good deconstruction needs to be playful and light on its toes, but Seven Psychopaths felt (to me) like a long bloodyminded slog.
I think the problem is that a good deconstruction needs to be playful and light on its toes, but Seven Psychopaths felt (to me) like a long bloodyminded slog.
The weird thing for me about that kind of thinking is that studios seem to have gotten a little smarter about counter programming blockbusters and not jamming them solely in the summer or Christmas slots, so that you can actually hope to see some fun escapist movie in early Spring these days.