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A Walk Among The Tombstones Movie Review

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Review for the film " A Walk Among the Tombstones"

Streaming On: Netflix

Runtime: 1 Hour 54 Minutes

Certificate: A

Released: 19-09-2014

Genre: Crime, Drama

Similar To: His Three Daughters, Rebel Ridge, Killer Heat, Lonely Planet

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3 / 5.00

3.48 / 5.0

CAST & CREW

Liam Neeson

Danny DeVito

David Harbour

Dan Stevens

Mark Consuelos

Boyd Holbrook

Sebastian Roche

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Producer:

Michael Shamberg

Tobin Armbrust

Stacey Sher

Danny DeVito

Brian Oliver

Music Director:

Carlos Rafael Rivera

Editor:

Jill Savitt

Director:

Scott Frank

Costume Designer:

Betsy Heimann

Art Director:

Jonathan Arkin

empty:

Steve Apicella

Second Assistant Director:

Robert Lopez

Brendan C Lynch

Justin Ritson

Patrick McDonald

Co-Producer:

Christopher Goode

Director of Photography:

Mihai Malaimare Jr

Executive Producer:

John W Hyde

Mark Mallouk

Peter Mallouk

Kate Bacon

Casting Director:

Avy Kaufman

Novelist:

Lawrence Block

Still Photographer:

Atsushi Nishijima

empty:

Lee Dichter

Assistant Editor:

Mike Larned

Robert Ellison

Visual Effects Supervisor:

Luke DiTommaso

Screenplay Writer:

Scott Frank

Foley Artist:

Leslie Bloom

Set Decorator:

Cherish Magennis

Cherish M Hale

Storyboard Artist:

Patrick Campbell

Casting Associate:

Leeba Zakharov

Makeup Artist:

Maya Hardinge

Hair Stylist:

Shellie Biviens

Special Effects Coordinator:

Kevin Zack

Special Effects Technician:

Shane Gross

Doug Facciponti

Stunt Performer:

Jared Burke

Chris Barnes

Donald John Hewitt

Ian Mclaughlin

TJ Beach

Stunt Double:

Brady Romberg

Asa Liebmann

Ken Clark

Digital Compositor:

Matthew T Perry

Brian Houlihan

Michael Barnett

Namjin Heo

Rick Shick

Richard Aponte

Peter B Perkins

Osvaldo Andreaus

Visual Effects Artist:

Chad Herrada

Sound Mixer:

Michael Barosky

Boom Operator:

Linda Murphy

Assistant Art Director:

Jeannette Kim

Ted LeFevre

Assistant Cameraman:

Diana Matos

Paul Colangelo

Lighting Technician:

Frank La Frazia

First Assistant Editor:

Rick Derby

Michael J Wechsler

Supporting Actor:

Mark Consuelos

David Harbour

Dan Stevens

Boyd Holbrook

Liam Neeson

Sebastian Roche

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Plot: Detective Matthew Scudder (Liam Neeson) walks into a bar after asking his friend to wait for him in the car. He gets two shots and a cup of coffee and is about to leave the bar when two masked men enter the bar and kill the bartender which compels Matt to take quick action and starts firing at them and later on rushes behind the two killing one of them. The remaining one rushes to the driver who is his ally, and they try to flee but Matt shoots the driver in his thigh, and he limps while the third man escapes, Matt later kills the driver. Fast forward eight years and we see Matt.

Now a recovering alcoholic is dining at some diner about to have his meal when a freak approaches him for his help for his brother Kenny Kristo (Dan Stevens). Kenny is revealed to be a drug trafficker, and his wife Carrie was murdered which left him broken. He offers a sum of 20,000 dollars to Matt if he finds and kills the kidnappers who kidnapped and killed his wife. Matt declines the offer and work and later he sees Kenny outside his apartment pleading him to find the kidnappers and reveals to him how his wife got brutally murdered which compels him to track down the kidnappers.

The rest of the movie is all about how Matt’s fantastic strategies help him track down the kidnappers and bringing them to their fate and avenging Kenny’s wife and how his son TJ hails him as a hero while he slowly closes his eyes while seeing the drawing TJ made him.

Analysis: This movie rings a bell, well if “No” is your answer then probably you have not watched “Taken series” which is an epitome of Liam’s brilliant acting. This movie is similar to these movies mentioned and thus makes you cringe for this movie. Also, the plot has resemblance with the “Taken series” as this movie relies upon Liam’s heroics to bring it to a satisfying conclusion. The screenplay is satisfying as Liam raises its bar as he cruises through the movie.

Star Performances: No other actor can come up in this paragraph other than Liam Neeson, as he acts so naturally and with so much finesse that you just can’t take your eyes off him.

What's There?

• Nice plot.

• Brilliant performances from Liam and other actors who add a bit here and there to support his performance.

What's Not There?

• A straight-forward approach towards every sequence of the storyline can be noticed in every Liam Neeson movie, this movie being no exception and thus needs to get better.

Verdict: This movie is ideal for those people who are looking for action mixed with some really cool strategies and of course who can ignore a Liam Neeson movie.