Rob Roy 1995 by AverageMansReviews
Review Time
Warning: there is flashing
effects/colourful effects/
sexual assault/burning/stabbing/cutting/shooting/animal cruelty/burning/drowing/torturing/medical/
references to intercourse with animals I believe, but I could be wrong.
In 1713 a business deal goes wrong: briefly; Rob Roy MacGregor
[Liam Neeson:] he is the Clan Leader of the same last name, brokers a deal with
James Graham, 4th Marquess of Montrose [John Hurt:] he is the top guy of
this area, so pretty much what he says goes, but when it is time for
payment of this deal something goes wrong there is treachery a foot.
Generally speaking: storyline/script is nicely lay down, so the framework and pacing
of this 139 minutes movie follow suit, but after some time roughly around just
before and during the middle section of proceedings it does go into this
conserve mode And it just keeps things moving until just before the final
quarter and beyond, so in essence it does everything it should do to get one
specific mark, which no surprise will be reflected in the closing section of
this content.
Art, action and
comedy; the art is very clear to see as they have done a really good job of
bringing this part of history to life and in all of its glory as well, what
with its location designs, set designs, costumes and accessories all of being
authentic qualities. likewise the action sequences are of this time period as
well be it with muskets or/and pistols/guns that need time to refill/reload
or these one-on-one sequences of honour and other reasons, now this is one
of the rare occasions that all I can do is acknowledge from time to time there
may be comedy of a mature or/and adult references.
Character development and
performances; on both counts they are very good versions of what they are meant
to be, coinciding with performance to match their characters; this is very much
the cast performance all working on another to ensure the success of this movie, but is it me or does Neeson’s Scottish
accent gradually get toned down, from the very start it is very strong and by
the end of the movie it is nowhere near so strong; still a very good
performance and leads the cast by a very good example, he has an excellent so foe in Tim Roth as
Archibald Cunningham; without giving too much away he is very much aware of his
station in life and enjoy taking full advantage of it. Roth portrays and
excellent, devious and unpleasant individual
This
film receives:
7/10,This film is good; I would have given slightly something higher if
essentially this film did kind of do this kind of plateau thing where in the
middle all around here; so the beginning is strong, then it gradually plateaus
and then it takes things up heading into the final quarter, so if you haven't
seen this film before or yet it is a good watch and yes it does have some award
accredited to its name such as; 2 Winners which include but not limited to
BAFTA Awards 1996 BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting
Role Tim Roth and 5 Nominees also include but not limited to Academy Awards,
USA 1996 Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role Tim Roth