Hello and welcome (back) to Thursday Movie Picks, a weekly series hosted by Wandering Through the Shelves where you share three movies to fit the theme of the week each Thursday.
So crimes, sometimes everything goes smooth, sometimes it just has to go wrong, like in the three picks for this week. From a masterpiece to a quite silly comedy to a disappointment, here's my picks:
Fargo (1996)
Jerry hires two men to kidnap his wife so he can get his rich father-in-law to pay the ransom. Unfortunately those two men are two idiots, and as if that wasn't enough there is also a persistent police officer investigating. It's the Coen brothers people, so of course this film is a masterpiece. It is wicked and dramatic and if you haven't seen it already, do yourself a favour and go watch it.
Take the Money and Run (1969)
When he was a kid, Virgil wanted to play cello. Since he has no talent, he eventually decides to become a criminal. Easy job, right? Not for him, since he keeps on failing, over and over again. With his first real film, Allen will sure have you laughing and he also criticises tv programmes that monetize the lives of ordinary people.
The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
A motorcycle stunt rider's attempt at robbing a bank turns into something else when he collides with an ambitious cop. That something else is a disappointment. The trailer had me thinking it was all about Gosling, but it's actually three stories linked to the same event, and when Gosling's over so is the film. (But I know at least one of you like this one, am I right Wendell?)
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