A modern-day Shakespearean tale of self-destruction
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The Counselor (2013) - By Ridley Scott |
Our Rating: 9.0
IMDb Ratings: 5.7
Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
IMDb Ratings: 5.7
Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz
Country: USA | UK
Language: English
Runtime: 117 min | 138 min (extended cut)
Color: Color
The Counselor is a 2013 crime thriller film directed by English
filmmaker Ridley Scott. The Counselor is based on the original screenplay by the
Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and playwright Cormac McCarthy—best
known in film circles for the novels No Country for Old Men (2005) and The Road
(2006), both of which have been made into major motion pictures. The movie’s international
ensemble cast includes Michael Fassbender, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem,
Penélope Cruz, Brad Pitt, Bruno Ganz, and Rubén Blades. The Counselor presents
the unfortunate tale of an unnamed lawyer, only referred to as the “Counselor,”
who, blinded by his lust for lucre, despite being repeatedly warned against it, takes
a plunge into the diabolical world of drug trafficking, exposing himself to the merciless Mexican drug cartels around the troubled El
Paso–Juárez border area. The border is a metaphor for the dichotomy that exists
between the civilized world that we think we have built for ourselves and the real world,
hiding behind its goody-goody façade, which is governed by anarchy and barbarism—a
pattern that’s key to McCarthy’s oeuvre. The Counselor's self-inflicted annihilation has all the ingredients of a quintessential Shakespearean tragedy, save its contemporary setting.
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Brad Pitt (left) as Westray and Michael Fassbender as the "Counselor" |
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Cameron Diaz (left) and Penélope Cruz in The Counselor |
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Javier Bardem and Michael Fassbender in The Counselor |
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A Still from Ridley Scott's The Counselor |
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ReplyDeleteI've been avoiding this one, but seeing your huge score has intrigued me. Will try to catch the extended cut soon.
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