The war on everyone
Alexander Skarsgård & Michael Peña play a pair of corrupt cops who make money shaking down crooks. They end up crossing paths with an English lord who has set himself up as a local kingpin involved in pornography and drugs. Lord james Mangan, played by Theo James is a ruthless psychopath who refuses to back down and what follows is a series of increasingly escalated encounters.
As a complete film war on everyone doesn't quite work. It ends up feeling quite episodic and surprisingly flat for a film from John Michael McDonagh who did some great work with the guard and calvary. That said it's still worth a watch. Especially if you have Netflix as its on there. The two main characters genuinely don't seem to give a f***, which makes some of the situations they find themselves in quite funny. Theo James makes a memorable villain as does his henchman played by Caleb Landry Jones. Go in with expectations lowered and remembering your already paying for netflix regardless and you might have a good time.
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