Four wannabe gangsters (with fathers who really are gangsters) try to recover some lost money in order to earn some respect. However, their big-city-mob-guy tactics does not impress on the townsfolk in the hillbilly community where the money is lost.
Knockaround Guys feels like an attempt to slightly renew a well used formula by making their leads into young amateur mobsters, something that also allows for some audience drawing casting possibilities. Hence, we have Barry Pepper as our main star; a bit conflicted as to what to do with his life, Vin Diesel as his tough guy best friend; Seth Green as the miscast badly-hair dyed screw up; and a fourth guy whose name I can't remember. Throw in veterans like Hopper, Malkovich, and Noonan, and you have a pretty interesting mix.
Unfortunately, the script is pretty weak. It jumps back and forth between genres (though, thankfully without a bunch of shooting and explosions) in a way that didn't really work for me. Some of the dialogue feels awfully forced and unnatural and the plot leads down to a conclusion that's been done many times before. It's not a complete waste of time, but some more work on the script and a touch of re-casting could have made it a lot better. [4/10]
Knockaround Guys feels like an attempt to slightly renew a well used formula by making their leads into young amateur mobsters, something that also allows for some audience drawing casting possibilities. Hence, we have Barry Pepper as our main star; a bit conflicted as to what to do with his life, Vin Diesel as his tough guy best friend; Seth Green as the miscast badly-hair dyed screw up; and a fourth guy whose name I can't remember. Throw in veterans like Hopper, Malkovich, and Noonan, and you have a pretty interesting mix.
Unfortunately, the script is pretty weak. It jumps back and forth between genres (though, thankfully without a bunch of shooting and explosions) in a way that didn't really work for me. Some of the dialogue feels awfully forced and unnatural and the plot leads down to a conclusion that's been done many times before. It's not a complete waste of time, but some more work on the script and a touch of re-casting could have made it a lot better. [4/10]