A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) Review

I had previously seen the Green Hornet. While there were plenty of moments where it was so bad you could laugh at it, I liked the cast, I liked the superhero gadgets, I liked the dialogue, and I had fun. Overall, The green hornet was a good movie. But what am I talking about? This is not a green hornet review. So I'm talking about the only connection between The Green Hornet and A Walk Among the Tombstones (maybe there is two, there are both crime films (kind of)), the actor. I never thought I would see Dan Scanlon return to the big screen in a movie I would watch. The actor's name is David Harbour. Scanlon was so a strange, annoying creep in the Green Hornet, and that's what made him recognizable in this film. I had recently watched the Equalizer, he was in it, I missed him. But that was not his true role, this was. If you thought Dan Scanlon was the biggest creep Harbour would ever play, think again. Harbour brings an all new definition to the word creep with his portrayal of the bad guy in this film. So I'll officially start of this review with my first statement: the villains do a pretty good job. They're cast perfectly, the two of them, and they fit perfectly. The only reason this crime drama was tense, or showing off scary crime was these two characters. Harbour did his role, but it's his partner who is the true killer. He keeps all sorts of nasty devices to kill, cut, or seriously injury his victims. And the basement scene, was very scary for me. Liam Neeson doesn't kick a whole lot of ass in this movie like he usually does, because it's not an action movie. Liam Neeson gets away from his clichéd action garbage for once (some of it is good, though) and takes a more mature turn. The movie isn't totally dark, TJ brought the humor to the film. It also doesn't work too well as mystery, it's more of a crime-drama. The characters are well developed and have plenty of backstory to them. There's enough character deaths, twists, and gory crimes to keep the viewer entertained. The ending wasn't pitch perfect, but at least it was just one of the few flaws the movie seemed to have. A Walk Among the Tombstones topped the other crime movie of the month, The Equalizer (There is The Drop, though, I haven't seen it yet) by great measures, and again, that's because A Walk Among the Tombstones had the guts to go for crime-drama and not crime-mindless action.
Movie Rating: B+