Last Updated on 10/09/2024 by Arun jain
This summer the Coen Bros. Ripoffs are out including the August release greedy people, and Apple Original Films streaming attraction, instigators. You will find these and many others in recent years coens-the light But then again even the Coons themselves, or at least Eric, have recently tried to replicate their previous success in this genre while forgetting about it. Drive Away Dolls. So hello to all directors Ditto Montil And screenwriter John Polono for getting it right and reviving the genre within the genre Riff rough, World premiering today at Toronto International Film Festival.
This hilarious crime comedy hits all the right marks with a superbly chosen cast, combining There is no country for old men And gross point blank, Throw in a touch of Agatha Christie And then there was no one, Season it with a little Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Then cast it with the likes of Bill Murray, Pete Davidson, Jennifer CoolidgeAnd Ed Harris Among others and you have a recipe for a fun time at the movies.
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In fact Polonio, a playwright by trade, first created this as a stage play and you can really see how it would work, but opening it up to cinema proved a natural fit and getting these actors together to play it is a gift to moviegoers. Those looking for smart, somewhat violent, entertainment. It even becomes laugh out loud funny in many parts.
Ever been to a family reunion that turned out to be a nightmare? What type is it? Riff rough One is at heart for a dysfunctional family, at least some of whom have a checkered past. In a remote home on the East Coast somewhere in Massachusetts (though the film was shot in New Jersey) we meet a young African American boy, DJ (a terrific Miles J. Harvey), receiving shooting lessons from his stepfather Vincent (Ed Harris). . They live with Harris’ wife, Sandy.Gabriel Union) and seem happy in their blended family. Unexpectedly Vincent’s son Rocco (Lewis Pullman) shows up with his pregnant girlfriend, Marina (Emanuella Postacchini) and the completely passed out Ruth (Jennifer Coolidge) who is his mother and was once married to Vincent. They put her on the bed and we later found out that she was drugged. When she finally arrives it’s just like old times, and she’s horny as hell. Coolidge didn’t really get to play this type of character and, as she did white lotus, She steals the picture.
As the plot unfolds we learn that Rocco is on the run and it doesn’t take long to see the connection. Customers go to a convenience store with Lefty (Bill Murray) and dim bulb associate Lonnie (Pete Davidson) who are buying some snacks. Unfortunately the clerk who mistakenly refers to Lonnie as Lefty’s son, triggers a happy Lefty who pops the guy in the head. He makes it clear that Lonnie is not his son, But unfortunately Jonathan reveals and it is revealed that Jonathan (Michael Angelo Covino in a flashback), who was dating Marina, was killed by none other than Rocco after threatening his ex-girlfriend. Thus Lefty is out to pay back Rocco for taking away his only son. The problem is finding them to him And suspect that he has gone back to Vincent’s suburban home, unless Vincent and the family are actually in their other unregistered remote house where it would be impossible to find them. Rocco knows this.
But when Lefty and Lonnie arrive at the vacant residence registered in Vincent’s name, two unassuming neighbors, Janet (Brooke Dillman) and husband Garrison (PJ Byrne), call with a plate of cookies and offer helpful advice as they assume they are their relatives. or have friends. Vincent and family. The pair are indeed a piece of work but they also, shockingly, provide Lefty and Lonnie with a nicely detailed map. where With their neighbors gone, the whole encounter is hilarious with both Dillman and Byrne nailing the laughable possibilities even though they’re supposed to be the victims themselves. “But I thought we weren’t going to kill anybody else,” Lonnie says. “This couple is a must kill”says Lefty. It all gets more intense, tense and still very funny as all hell breaks loose and one by one this disconnected family finds themselves in the fight for their lives.
montil ((A Guide to Identifying Your Saints) It manages all of this expertly, never letting the characters fall or lose the tonal balance between the very funny and accurate dialogue and the crazy situations. Something above average for this genre. The acting could not have been better. Coolidge is a riot because she inhabits this slightly messed-up human being that we nonetheless root for. Harris plays him very earnestly and grabs our attention even before it’s revealed that he has his own criminal past with Lefty. Murray is very good in another Toronto film here this week, friend, Davidson plays one of his best roles in years with absolute authority opposite a sort of Norton to his Ralph Kramden. The rest of the cast is equally good.
Riff rough Is it an unexpected gem that rarely comes along now, a true original and one an audience is likely to devour given half a chance to see it in theaters. Producers are Noah Rothman, Sarah Gabriel, Mark Goldberg, Adam Paulsen.
Title: Riff rough
Festival: Toronto
Distributor: Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate
Director: Ditto Montil
Screenplay: of John Polo
Cast: Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, Louis Pullman, Miles J. Harvey, Emmanuella Postacini, Michael Angelo Covino, Pete Davidson, Bill Murray, Brooke Dillman, PJ Byrne
Running Time: 1 hour and 43 minutes
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