Directed by: Ben Wheatley
Written by: Amy Jump & Ben Wheatley
I found this movie almost accidentally when looking through the local movie theatre's website to see if they have a date for Baby Driver. I actually didn't check that, because I saw that Free Fire had its last show today. I hadn't heard of the movie, so I checked the trailer. I didn't even finish it, and truth to be told, I wasn't that intrigued. I just hadn't been to the theatre in a while and Free Fire seemed more interesting than pretty much any other movie they are showing right now. Also I kind of thought I would be there alone since Free Fire hasn't really been marketed here, and because they were showing the new Fast and Furious at the same time, and the new Guardians of the Galaxy 30 minutes later. Well, I wasn't alone. There were five of us. Anyway...
Free Fire starts off well. Music is amazing and it gets you excited about the movie, and the dialogue works amazingly well. It's the perfect kind of dialogue. If you're an aspiring screenwriter it might make you think oh right, that's how you're supposed to do it.
The beginning may feel a bit stretched out, but when shit hit the fan, I almost started to miss that slow, dialogue-heavy beginning of the movie. Mostly because after that, most of the movie seemed more like just shooting without any kind of actual point to it. It desperately needs something more story driven there.
The entirety reminds me of Reservoir Dogs, but like a weird, simpler version missing the charm Tarantino put in his work - apart from the dialogue of course. The set-up is good, but the story isn't close to as great as it could be. There's so much potential that seems to be wasted since it comes to the weird part where the film is mostly shooting and throwing in bits of great dialogue every here and there. It's hard to keep track of, especially when most of the characters look the same and the names are thrown in there so casually you barely remember three of them. Also the structure makes the movie feel way longer than it is.
Free Fire has potential, but it needs some better way to wrap things up, and better way to keep the audience invested in the characters. This way it's just watching and wondering who's going down next and what the hell is even happening.
☆☆☆☆☆
5 / 10
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