6/18/10

Jonah Hex

Graphic novels (comic books) are considered reliable source material for Hollywood these days. No longer interested in Superman's stodgy old standards ("truth, justice and the American way"), they have ramped up the grotesque, ramped up the horror, and ramped the blowie uppie stuff WAAAAY up!

Action fans really enjoyed the gun fights, the knife fights, the hatchet fights, the sword fights, and even got a look at a post Civil War Weapon of Mass Destruction! Aaarghhh, cartoons....

The characters and the actors who played them include:
  • Damaged hero, played by Josh Brolin ("No Country for Old Men"), a scarred, grieving, monosyllablic bounty hunter, has a horse named "Horse" and a mangy dog he hasn't given a name. He was brought back to life by the Crow Indians, so he can "talk to the dead" (you really don't want to see it!).
  • Dastardly villain, played by John Malkovich ("Burn After Reading"), who made our hero watch as his wife and child were burned to death, then branded him on the face. Oh yeah, he's the one with the WMD. Nice guy....
  • Gleeful henchman, played by Michael Fassbender ("Inglorious Basterds"), who loves having power over his victims.
  • Hooker with a heart of gold, played by Megan Fox ("Trans- formers"), who believes in a LOT of concealed weapons.
  • President Grant, played by Aidan Quinn ("The Eclipse"), who knows the disgraced Jonah Hex is our country's only chance....
I enjoy sardonic humor, but bottom line... Did I like it? Not so much...