Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Defendor


There are a number of actors that are under-rated and don't get enough credit and Woody Harrelson is one of those individuals. My first interaction with Woody was as the character of Woody in Cheers. Most people, at that point, suggested that he is an actor of limited ability.

He tried the action route in Money Train, and it sucked. He tried the dramedy in White Men Can't Jump and he was fantastic. When it comes down to it, the man can act, but he's been crippled by terrible roles and bad casting. This is not the case in Defendor.

Defendor is Woody Harrelson's Wrestler. Now, hopefully Woddy's next movie isn't Iron Man 3 because if it is I'll have to beat the shit out of him. Not that I could.

The movie is an extremely dark comedy. Scratch that. This movie is a very sad look into a deluded life, but it takes a very honest and impressive approach to this. It comes straight at the viewer and lets you know from moment one that you are dealing with a batshit crazy dude, and as the film carries on, you start to see how great an actor Woody is. There is a decent supporting castincluding Elias Koteas who plays a giant asshole and Kat Dennings who plays a young woman who likes dicks in her mouth, probably the best role she's ever played.

The movie is well worth the watch. It's essentially a very honest and more likely version of Kick Ass, minus the awesomeness. As a film, it's absolutely great and it has a very witty soundtrack.

3 Donairs. Well done Woody. You dumb Indiana bitch.

By the way, Woody's father spend years in prison. He was a freelance hit man and died in prison after being convicted of the murder of a U.S. Judge, a crime that he MAY not have committed.

So, don't fuck with a Harrelson.

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