In 1991, while driving with his partner, Detective Matthew "Matt" Scudder is urged to seek assistance and told that he is not a trustworthy backup. Oh, hopefully more people contribute to this discussion. Written & Directed by Scott Frank. Sadly, well never know. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Even though he received a commendation, he quit his job as a cop and he gave up alcohol. Matt Scudder used to be a cop. There was a pattern here. Before they can strike again and destroy other lives, Scudder races through the back streets of New York to catch the killers, blurring the lines between lawful and criminal as he goes. Director Scott Frank Writers Lawrence Block (based on the novel by) Scott Frank (written for the screen by) Stars Liam Neeson Dan Stevens David Harbour See production, box office & company info Watch on Netflix with subscription 1:28. Both in the book and film, TJ is urban in the most gauche way possible, complete with street speak, though arguably in Franks film, its a bit more scaled back. Peter is killed, and Scudder wounds Ray. Matt regularly attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in an effort to stay liquor- and drug-free. [21], Richard Roeper gave the film a B+ rating, calling the film "a stylish and smart thriller". Meanwhile, Scudder grows closer to TJ, encouraging the boy to study and avoid a life of crime. How viewers can change the meaning of a great artists work. In New York of 1999, a drug addict named Peter Kristo approaches a retired Scudder, asking him to help his brother Kenny, a drug trafficker. A headshot spouts blood all over a cars windshield. And so, with the official movie tie-in book landing on our doorstep, we figured it was a good opportunity to investigate how the source material and movie were aligned and where changes were made, and how these choices affected the movie. Franks biggest challenge was introducing a Block regular a wayward black teen named TJ (Brian Astro Bradley) who talks himself into Scudders life without making the relationship seem too sentimental. Is "A Walk Among the Tombstones" based on a book? Scudder initially refuses the case but then he accepts. Liam Neesons Matt Scudder is primarily interested in seeking out clues to a crime. But when he understands the depth of the murderers depravity and the inevitability that theyll kill again and again he knows he has no choice. 6. [16][17] It debuted at number two at the box office on its opening weekend earning $13.1 million behind The Maze Runner ($32.5 million). I think you're talking about when Ray claimed he killed the wife because Kenny negotiated on the price. The long-delayed second part of the canceled HBO series came and went so quietly you were bound to miss it. It's only to TJ that he confesses that one of his shots killed a young girl. Please click the link below to receive your verification email. Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife. PREVIEW. Neeson gives him the requisite weight along with that Hibernian sadness he carries in most of his roles. I couldn't be happier about either the star or the writer/director, both of them genuine artists and brilliant professionals. A Walk Among The Tombstones' movie finale sees Scudder and Kenny tracking down kidnapper Albert after the gunfight, with the latter having killed wounded partner Ray. Ray is shot, he begs Albert to treat his wounds. Scudder, Kenny, Landau, Peter, and TJ drive to the cemetery. During a gunfight, Matthew's shooting caused a stray bullet to hit a 7-year-old straight in the eye, instantly killing her. But its also easy to see why those scenes were removed, as for most of Tombstones, Mick is out of the country in (where else?) Coming Soon. A drug kingpin hires troubled ex-cop Matt Scudder to find his wife's killers, a hunt that leads to shocking revelations in New York's underworld. My main question is: How did T.J. get into the van with the fire fight going on? 2014 | Maturity Rating: R | 1h 54m | Mysteries. Retracing steps. Blood covers a kitchen floor and walls, and somebody bleeds out on a stairway. TJ By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive email correspondence from us. Albert betrays the wounded Ray by strangling him to death with a metal wire while in the basement. Starring: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour. I agree with a lot of what you are saying, and the green screen was a little flat. And in both the book and movie, their crimes are stomach churning, possibly even moreso in Blocks novel which describes in detail some things you dont see on the screen, particularly when it comes to their previous victims. Said by the character himself towards the end of Blocks novel, its a bit of wink (if not the greatest decision) that Frank essentially does that in the film, putting the teenager in the back of the bad guys van after the handoff for the girl and money in the graveyard. He also comes to care for a homeless kid named TJ, who he meets during his investigation. For while this R-rated and often dour flick doesnt applaud violence, it certainly crams lots of it in. the movie should rated R+ cause it has some pretty seriously gross topics. He likes sitting in bars drinking coffee alongside unsavory characters. *Sorry, there was a problem signing you up. However he changes his mind and goes back, which is just as well, as Albert has escaped his bonds. Overall though, I thought it was a very good movie, well acted and written. It takes the eccentricity of diverse ethnic and sexual types in the urban jungle and uses them cynically--first in Lawrence Block's 1992 crime thriller novel and now in director Scott Frank's own kind of Hollywood film noir pornography. Neeson turns in a solid performance, backed by a good supporting cast that features Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) as a sympathetic drug trafficker and a couple of really vicious bad guys. Former cop Matt Scudder is now a private eye. 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Wanted to know if others saw it/thought about it. Their crimes - which include kidnapping and dismembering women - are described in more brutal detail in the book too. [18], On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 68% based on 165 reviews, with an average rating of 6.20/10. During the fight in the basement, the table starts to break before they fully hit it, making it obvious that the table wasn't "real", also Scudder picks up the table leg and it is obviously cut straight across rather then jagged like a break would be. He eventually kills him with a gunshot to the head. ", "Box Office: 'Maze Runner' Off To Good Start With $1.1M, 'Tombstones' Takes In $480K Late Night Numbers", "Box Office: 'Maze Runner' Sprints To $11.25M, 30+ Weekend", "Box Office: 'Maze Runner' Races To $32.5M Weekend, Kevin Smith's 'Tusk' Bombs", "Box Office FINAL: 'Maze Runner' Finds $32.5M; Liam's 'Walk' Limps In With $12.7M; 'Where I Leave You,' $11.5M", "Film Review:'A Walk Among the Tombstones', https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Walk_Among_the_Tombstones_(film)&oldid=1142235352, Rotten Tomatoes template using name parameter, Articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 07:11. Tombstones really feels like a New York City story, and with some beautiful work from cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr., that palpably evokes the neighbourhoods that Scudder haunts in the novel as well. The elements are the same, with the case revolving around Scudders investigation into the kidnapping and dismemberment of a drug traffickers wife. I just think that he is being pigeonholed, and I don't like it. A Walk Among The Tombstones'movie finale sees Scudder and Kenny tracking down kidnapper Albert after the gunfight, with the latter having killed wounded partner Ray. Albert and Ray escape in their van, with TJ hiding in the back. A Walk Among the Tombstones: Official Clip - Morning Shootout, A Walk Among the Tombstones: Official Clip - A Sudden Strangling, A Walk Among the Tombstones: Official Clip - Kenny's Story, A Walk Among the Tombstones: Official Clip - Your Choice, A Walk Among the Tombstones: Official Clip - Silent Kill, A Walk Among the Tombstones: Official Clip - The Exchange, A Walk Among the Tombstones: Official Clip - Setting Up the Meeting, A Walk Among the Tombstones: Official Clip - Don't Feel Sorry for Me, A Walk Among the Tombstones: Official Clip - Shoot Yourself in the Head, A Walk Among the Tombstones: Official Clip - The Kidnapping. I really liked how disconnected the killers were from emotion. Asshole Victim: No one sheds any tears when Albert murders him out of sheer petulance. Movies don't need villains even though the thriller genre, as seen in A Walk Among the Tombstones, makes it seem like they do. We see their body parts, wrapped in plastic and paper, in the back of a car, in a dumpster, on the grounds of a graveyard and floating in a pond. As the body count goes up, he must use unreliable witnesses and gut intuition to try to catch the murderers. Sexual backlash was the real point of Steve McQueen's so-called "sex addiction" film Shame where a joint-swinging Michael Fassbender proved his decadence by visiting a gay sex club--referenced here in a similarly red-tinted all-male porn shop sequence where Ray and Albert attempt to lure a sad-sack henchman into a threesome. Check it out. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. As he sloshes through the refuse in the steaming gutters of New York, hed rather be talking to witnesses and untangling the threads of a nasty killing spree than starting one. The girl taken hostage is alive, but not entirely unharmed. And he remembers a young woman reading off each of AAs famous 12 steps, many of which talk of turning your weaknesses and flaws over to God and praying for the Lords power to remove those defects of character and carry an individual through. TJ voices a number of personal conspiratorial theories about how society is purposely pushing down black youths like himself, including the fact that people keep offering him sperm-killing soda. (Wong Kar-wai was generally taken as the auteur behind the barroom drama My Blueberry Nights, but Block co-wrote the screenplay, and the film had as much to do with his worldview.). One thing I am glad they didn't spoil was that the movie is set in 1999. One man walks off an apartment building rooftop to crash to a bloody death on a car down below. And Blocks story is pre-internet/pre-cellphone too, which lends it a grittier feeling. I think he does what he can with what he's got, but this is yet another two hours of Liam Neeson psyching out the baddies over the phone and then ultimately solving problems with his gun. A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) Plot Showing all 4 items Jump to: Summaries (3) Synopsis (1) Summaries Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife. Lastly, New York City is also very present texture in Blocks book, and Frank replicates that in the film. Hey, what can he say? Albert manages to mumble "Y'know, I just wanted to-" before Matthew shoots him dead. The performances go a long way, too. All an accident. Liam Neeson then became the go-to leading man for action thrillers for a period, leading toThe A-Team, Run All Night and several others. (He also tithes a percentage of his fees to various churches.) A shootout between Matt and a trio of street punks leaves a bartender dead (shot in the chest point-blank with a shotgun). Instead, the other two tortured and killed her. Based on Lawrence Block's bestselling series of mystery novels, A Walk among the Tombstones stars Liam Neeson as Matt Scudder, an ex-NYPD cop who now works as an unlicensed private. Block has all the freedom in the world on the page that Frank doesnt have on the screen, and so wed say the writer/director did the best he could with what were likely some stringent parameters and expectations he had to hit. A Walk Among the Tombstones isnt a kill-em-all Taken-style actioner. Couple that with. Now the talented writer-director Scott Frank comes awfully close in his adaptation of one of Blocks better novels, A Walk Among the Tombstones. He goes up into the rooftop and finds a shed, where Loogan is living. I think I might have to tell Adam Scott that hes a really big influence to me, as a caterer., Toni Collette Is a Mob Boss Dressed Like a Librarian. 055 New movies & TV, plus Liam Neeson & Kevin Smith interviews. One of his stray bullets "took a bad hop" and hit a 7-year-old girl in the eye, instantly killing her. And theyd probably keep doing this. However, in Blocks book, Petes pain comes simply from his heroin and alcohol addiction, one that finds him routinely on and off the wagon. He has the wisdom to know what cant be changed and what can. [15], A Walk Among the Tombstones grossed $26 million in the United States and Canada, and $36.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total gross of $62.1 million, against its $28 million budget. Scudder gives him a phone so that TJ can reach him if he needs anything. A Walk Among The Tombstones is in theaters now. A Walk Among the Tombstones Plot. As for the killers turning on each other, that shift doesnt need the excuse of the gunshot wound. Ray And Albert. [11] Producers invited author Block to the set to watch filming. The thing to remember about Block and Scudder is that alcohol and Alcoholics Anonymous are central. Terms of Service apply. PREVIEW. The climax of the film felt predictable anyways, yeah. Scudder takes the job. He only half-succeeds it is sentimental but it helps that Bradley has a hard, unbeatific face, and that the movie needs his bopping energy. A Walk Among the Tombstones isn't a kill-'em-all Taken-style actioner. Another guy is plugged in the leg and torso. After Albert and Ray arrive at their place, TJ sneaks out of the van. Another is pounded in the knee and face with a baseball bat, leaving his nose and mouth bleeding. In 2002, Harrison Ford was attached to star and D. J. Caruso to direct. Ah thank you! A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) Plot Showing all 4 items Jump to: Summaries (3) Synopsis (1) Summaries Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife. In Franks film, Pete is saddled with guilt because he feels somewhat responsible for Franceys death, made even worse because he was in love with her. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! The bad guys (David Harbour and Adam David Thompson) introduced at the outset are very bad, indeed. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Because this is actually more of a gumshoe investigator's tale, a gritty cop-turned-unlicensed . The last scene of the film is Scudder sitting in his apartment, TJ asleep on his couch. I just wished they showed more of the villain's backstory. A Walk Among the Tombstones. Its a bit of a clunky change from the book, and that seems to be Franks way of explaining the otherwise unlikely relationship between a much older white man and a black teenager. Why did they do that lady wrong and steal her files? It should have been avoided in A Walk Among the Tombstones, in which a pair of gay serial killers are hunted down by Liam Neeson playing Matthew Scudder, an ex-cop turned private investigator. It contains a mix of suspense, thriller and neo-noir elements. The one teen girl who survives has several of her fingers chopped off. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 65%, based on 144 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10.The site's consensus reads, "A Walk Among the Tombstones doesn't entirely transcend its genre clichs, but it does offer Liam Neeson one of his more compelling roles in recent memory, and that's often enough." After a table-turning fight, Scudder overpowers and tasers Albert. I also remember Ray saying that Kenny did him wrong somehow. Unavailable on an ad-supported plan due to licensing restrictions. The trailers did kind of spoil a bit. The bartender serves Matt two shots and a cup of coffee. Scudder eventually learns that the victim Marie Gotteskind was a DEA agent and determines that whoever murdered her also has her files, which they have been using to target drug dealers and traffickers. Heres what went down. Hes got the eight-year-sober chip in his pocket to prove it. Scudder and Kenny find TJ outside the house and they all silently enter the house finding Albert calmly eating his dinner. A bit of a homage (in a good way) to noir as Neeson fleshes out a husk of a man playing at being a private detective on a case he doesn't want, for people he doesn't like. Slim, blond types (one bland, the other goateed), they recall the gay Nazi-like killers in Michael Haneke's American remake of his sadistic art-movie Funny Games. Jonas. [13] On October 18, 2013, Block tweeted that he had seen the film and revealed producers were aiming for a September 2014 release. This wasnt an isolated murder, he could sense it. Scudder orders TJ to stay in the car. This email will be used to sign into all New York sites. Neesom's Scudder even refers to Ray and Albert as a "Bert and Ernie act." Climax It's pronounced Paw-rick, not Pad-raig. He tells Scudder that he should be scared of the other two men because theyre not human. He feeds his pigeons, gives Scudder one name, "Ray," and then he jumps off the roof to his death. Liam Neeson, astute gentleman, legendary Jedi, and assassin who can hunt anyone down who takes his family. 5. Its easy to see why a major studio wouldnt necessarily get behind a movie about a former alcoholic ex-cop turned private investigator, whose girlfriend is a prostitute, who helps a drug dealer find the men who killed his wife, and then has the dealer gruesomely kill the criminal. The rape stuff made me want to throw up, and I usually don't flinch at that kind of stuff. UK theatrical version was cut by the distributor to secure a "15" rating (a scene of sexual threat (including an aggressive use of the word 'cunt')). Neither is it some kind of man-against-the-monsters supernatural thriller like the title might suggest. Scudder goes back inside the house and finds Albert gone. He is asked by a drug dealer to find the men who kidnapped his wife. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. But the way the movie stands, its as if a vital body part has been lopped off. I don't fault him at all; he strikes me as a talented actor. Good movie. [9] In May 2012, Liam Neeson had reportedly signed on to play Matthew Scudder in the film, with Frank himself directing, and production slated to begin February 2013. PREVIEW. The movie ends on a more hopeful note than the novel, with Matt coming back from killing Albert to see TJ asleep and having drawn a version of himself as a superhero with a sickle emblem on his outfit - a reference to his sickle cell anemia. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. Hes fascinated by people who dont have control. Albert (like Ray) is a sociopathic serial killer with a complete. In the sixties and seventies and even going back to film noir, the private eye story was very common. Played straight when Matthew gets into a running gunfight with three gangbangers despite the fact that he was drinking in a bar. There is also an underlying thread of race in the book, as Blocks dealers are Lebanese Kenan and Pete Khoury. ASTRO will continue on as a five member K-Pop group. Matt Scudder. and the I think the one who said ''I just wanted'' was doing it for the money and the other guy really took pleasure in it. He had conspired to take Leila away from Reuben, who is a drug dealer, and help her stop using drugs. Scudder, then, is much different from Neesons other bad-guy-hunter, Bryan Mills, in the Taken movies. When the fourteen year-old daughter of a drug dealer is also kidnapped, Scudder heads up a group to rescue the teenager. Scudder then goes inside a pub and orders a cup of coffee with shots. Adam David Thompson (left) and David Harbour play gay serial killers in 'A Walk Among the Tombstones'. 2014 movie based on the book of the same name by Lawrence Block. ), although it did have its druggy charms. A while later, police arrive at the crime scene with Scudder observing from afar. I'd wager they were out of money (or time) for production but still needed something though, which I'm willing to forgive. Ray and Albert (portrayed by David Harbour and Adam David Thompson) are not just the bad guys; they're porn-corrupted boyfriends--evildoers and gynophobic creeps who abduct women then perform mutilations on them before killing them. His actions, by movies end, indicate that he might even be taking on more of a parental role with the teen. Conclusion As previously mentioned A Walk Among The Tombstones dials up the action from the novel, which includes giving the two main villains more development. The haunted title of A Walk Among the Tombstones suggests that one's bigoted reflexes are common, lying just beneath the surface. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. It's a better film than the other reviews here would indicate, and a damn sight better than those Taken films. His transformation throughout the movie was cool, too. That seemed like the most implausible part of the movie. Most dates on his world tour have been canceled. Hal Ashbys 8 Million Ways to Die missed the essentials (it was set in L.A.! Meanwhile, when it comes to drug trafficker Kenny Kristo (Dan Stevens) and his brother Pete (Boyd Holbrook), the wedge between them that ones successful, while the other is a junkie is the same, but changed for the film in a key way. A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES NOTE: This spoiler was submitted by Jeremy New York City, 1991 - Detective Matt Scudder (Liam Neeson) is in a car with his partner. In fact, at first its hard to see where tombstones fit in at all. What I cant accept is the loss of the finale that gives A Walk Among the Tombstones its grisly poetic symmetry and conclusively demonstrates the difference between Scudders passive acceptance of violence and the vigilante fury of the man hes working for. Jenna Ortega Will Dance, Dance, Dance With the Weeknd. It stars Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour, and Boyd Holbrook. Despite a screenplay by Oliver Stone and a great supporting cast, it was a critical and financial bomb. Drug dealer Kenny Kristo (Dan Stevens, The Guest) and his brother Pete (Boyd Holbrook) were Lebanese in the novel and whereas the movie ends with both men dead - with Pete dying during the graveyard shootout and Kenny being murdered offscreen - the book plays out much differently. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. Kenny tells Scudder that his wife was kidnapped and her kidnappers demanded a ransom. If so, that was just his rationalization, he was likely going to kill her anyway. Dont worry, it wont take long. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. Loved the detective's sidekick, quite a funny and interesting character. "[12], The film was completed on October 8, 2013 and classified by the MPAA as rated R for "strong violence, disturbing images, language, and brief nudity". They be putting the money in the trunk an sittin up front, so they aint even gone look in the back. I agree on the green screen, it was weak. Read critic reviews. (Hes equally effective in the coming The Equalizer.) Hence why the former killed the latter, because he had gotten what he wanted and didn't like the dude. Down deep, under the layers of wool, corduroy and thick, city-forged skin, Matt is a cop. Theyre grinning kidnappers of women who take the ransom and then return their victims, as agreed only lovingly cut into small pieces. Whats there now is not just different from the novel, it also features a recitation woven through the action of all 12 AA steps, which just seems weird. Leave it to the real cops, he told the guy. One of the key relationships Scudder has is with Elaine Mardell, a professional working girl for over two decades, who he met on the job. But that film's concept of social and sexual loners was problematic--and way too subtle (which may have inspired Demme to immediately follow up with the gay-affirming protest film Philadelphia). Two armed men come in and kill the bartender. So, what can I do for you? I kept wondering what that could've been. A Walk Among the Tombstones is a 2014 American neo-noir action thriller film[5][6][7][8] directed and written by Scott Frank, and based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Lawrence Block. He hits his AA meetings on a regular basis. Its an interesting look at the process and adaptation, but warning: spoilers ahead. Its a nice undercurrent to a very grim story, and one sorely missed in the film. Kennys brother Peter is a drug addict who attends AA meetings with Matt. He then enters a bar where cops don't have to pay for their drinks. All rights reserved. Cheers! Chewing the fat with shop owners and others who might have seen more than they realize. He goes into the basement where he finds Rays body and tools used for dismembering bodies. Scudder shoots one, pursues and kills the second assailant, and the getaway driver. Ray And Albert. The two kidnappers, Ray and Albert, surveil the home of Yuri Landau, another drug trafficker. Didn't see one posted, so I figured I'd make one. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Scudder's attendance at AA meetings was a bigger part of the novel, while the movie shows the first meeting between the ex-cop and his young friend/assistant TJ, but in the novels, he was introduced in an earlier book. You're almost there! It's offensive that the filmmakers' idea of villainy is so generic that the killers can easily be viewed as homophobic targets. A Walk Among The Tombstones made the movie version of Scudder more of a loner, whereas in the book he has a relationship with a prostitute named Elaine and friendships with other characters who were trimmed out. In 1999, Scudder is retired from the police and is a private investigator without license. The pair of villains are mostly the same too, but given a more pronounced presence in the film, to probably set up a better dynamic between them and anti-hero Scudder. But he knew straight away that this Kenny Kristo fella wasnt gonna call any cops. They give him gifts. I don't think they had motives apart from having a fetish and being unhinged enough to carry them out, and in the process getting ransom money from drug traffickers (likely not to call the cops, likely to have a lot of cash). Former cop Matt Scudder is now a private eye. 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