I never thought much of Joaquin Phoenix as a tough guy. Even in this film he looks weak, but it is a perfect case of don't judge a book by its cover.
Phoenix is a war veteran who has no emotion for violence and pain making it easy for him to beat down some baddies.
You at first think the film is going to go in an Oldboy way and be very violet. Well it is, but you don't get to see it. You just see glimpses of the aftermath and you know by the look on Phoenix's face, it was brutal. It shows you don't need to see all the gore to get a feel of what is going on, for that is not what the movie is about, but something deeper inside Phoenix's mind.
Phoenix is a war veteran who has no emotion for violence and pain making it easy for him to beat down some baddies.
You at first think the film is going to go in an Oldboy way and be very violet. Well it is, but you don't get to see it. You just see glimpses of the aftermath and you know by the look on Phoenix's face, it was brutal. It shows you don't need to see all the gore to get a feel of what is going on, for that is not what the movie is about, but something deeper inside Phoenix's mind.