Among The Worst Films Ever Made

This goes up there with the latest Independence Day and Snow White Huntsman efforts as one of worst movies of all time. I cannot tell you how bad this script was, you just have to see for yourself. Ben is so hilariously bad and writes just the clunkiest one-liners that I'm sure he intended to be razor-sharp homages to film noir, but they really just come off like a bad student film written by a guy who watched reservoir dogs too many times.

If fedoras bother you, then don't see this movie. There is maybe 1-2 minutes of screen time featuring a character who is NOT wearing a fedora at all times. You never see anybody without a silly hat. I know it's period but maybe we just need to forsake this period or let people take their hats off once in awhile even if it's an anachronism.

In The Godfather, which is only like 10-15 laters, nobody except Clemenza and Enzo the Baker wore a hat. And the Don when he got shot. But the hat is off the rest of the time, Jesus.

Also, BEN AFFLECK is a social justice gangster. He ends his own movie by BUILDING A CENTER FOR ABANDONED WOMEN AND CHILDREN. You cannot get more self-congratulatory than that.

This is not a gangster film. It's about a compassionate man who frequently breaks character and shoots someone. He walks onto the beach with sappy music with his cuban son at the end and hugs him with his hat on.

Having said all this I was tremendously entertained by how bad it all was, including the line at the end where Ben tears up like that Rex Ryan interview and says "Why?" to the Irish girl. It's too good, you have to see it. So while I will disavow this picture from being anywhere near the realm of competent let alone artistically rich filmmaking, it deserves to be seen out of sheer entertainment value.