A breezy crime comedy with a bit of a mean streak,
Perrier’s Bounty is a bit too bipolar to be fully satisfying, but remains highly watchable thanks to some colorful performances, a driving score, and a fast-paced screenplay peppered with lots of playful banter. Neither as flashy as a Guy Ritchie film nor as gritty as
Get Carter, it exists in some quirky twilight zone in between, playing on our familiarity with crime cinema tropes and occasionally turning them on their head to reveal glimpses of inspiration within a derivative, yet highly enjoyable, framework.
Michael McCrea (Cillian Murphy) is about to lose his legs. Not because of an illness...
Released:
2009
Rated:
NR
Length:
88 mins