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kauaiooTriple 9 gets a triple yey from me! My only complaint about it was that it was a movie and not a tv series of 13+ hours. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and thought the performances were very strong across the board. I'd have liked to have seen more of Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman of Breaking Bad fame). Casey Affleck was a new discovery for me; He seems to be more talented than his brother, he portrayed a likeable good guy and with his less-Hollywood look he pulled it off so well. In my book, Woody Harelson always adds to a show, and Kate Winslet was simply unrecognisable as the cold-hearted Russian bitch we love to hate. It was only when Winslet's name came up on the trailer that I knew who she was, she gave a great performance in a very different role for her - let's just say if she had found herself on a sinking ship in this movie, I think I'd be hiding her lifeboat!
The movie did an excellent job of setting the scene, it created such a rich environment of gang warfare and police corruption, with glimmers of hope in the form of honest cops and family members that I was so disappointed to see it end so soon. Which reminds me of one criticism, the ending felt like they had run out of time so they wrapped it up too quickly and without that post-orgasmic pillow talk that every girl needs! I really think this would be a fantastic setting for a tv show akin to The Wire or Breaking Bad, so I shall live in hope of a tv spin off. Meanwhile, I might just re-watch Triple 9, I do love a good action / heist movie after all.
The movie did an excellent job of setting the scene, it created such a rich environment of gang warfare and police corruption, with glimmers of hope in the form of honest cops and family members that I was so disappointed to see it end so soon. Which reminds me of one criticism, the ending felt like they had run out of time so they wrapped it up too quickly and without that post-orgasmic pillow talk that every girl needs! I really think this would be a fantastic setting for a tv show akin to The Wire or Breaking Bad, so I shall live in hope of a tv spin off. Meanwhile, I might just re-watch Triple 9, I do love a good action / heist movie after all.