VividSimon Simply Perfect

SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Tobias Burrows It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Ed-Shullivan BBW deserves a 7 out of 10 and I would have rated it higher if the screen writer would have made a somewhat greater effort to avoid what I considered a disappointing ending to the film that just came out flat. There is some very good acting between the three main characters as well as by the supporting cast. Continual suspense is maintained and the film is sprinkled throughout with a bit of dark humour to allow the audience not to take the film too seriously. The film does not rely on extensive blood and gore neither by the serial killer Dror, or by his own captors and tormentors, Gidi and Micki. I was quite impressed with how the suspense was maintained all the way through the film as well as a few slick twists and turns such as when Gidi's father arrives at the cottage and discovers what his son Gidi has been up to.The trick I believe to delivering a great film is to have the audience feeling good about how the film ends such that we would like to see a sequel, or leaving us with the desire to view the film a second time. In this case, I found the films closing scenes were a big let down mainly because the rest of the film was so suspenseful and entertaining. Upon leaving the film what a screen writer really does not want to hear is the audience saying "well that was a dumb ending wasn't it?"This is a high rising film which came up flat at the end. I rated the film a 7 out of 10.

TheFilmGuy1 Tarantino says this was the best film of 2013. I disagree. Big Bad Wolves is a film that felt like a mix of Korean revenge films like Lady Vengeance and The Chaser in terms of the violence and twists, but it's slow pacing is reminiscent of the Austrian film Michael (2011), which is essentially the darker and more messed up version of this film. (And I would highly recommend it because I have never heard anyone discuss it and I thought it was pretty good.)I think either dark comedies are not my bag, or dark comedies these days aren't that great. I'm going with the latter. A film like American Psycho is funny as hell but also contains some disturbing stuff. It meshes well. This film, and many others like it, bounce back and forth between comedy and serious so much that you get whiplash. It doesn't mesh, and that's the key that a dark comedy needs.The one thing I did like was the whole twist that occurs, which I won't spoil, but I thought was smart. The issue is, it just kind of ends on that. Not that a film can't end on a twist like that, as the aforementioned film Michael ends in a similar fashion but works way better. This ending kind of has you going "Ok..." and that's about it. Perhaps it would have worked better for me if I had found the rest of the film more interesting, but I didn't. The build up takes a while and some of the stuff feels unnecessary. Details like the father that shows up could almost be completely cut from the film and it would be much better. Let me end this review by mentioning that Tarantino listed Drive (2011) under his "Nice Try Award" section of his top picks for 2011 films. To Big Bad Wolves, I say...Nice try.

grantss Great crime-thriller from Israel.Starts like a typical vigilante movie, but then develops into something more. It's a whodunnit and a dark drama, all with some very funny, witty moments. The funny, hip dialogue in the middle of some pretty violent scenes reminded me of the style of Quentin Tarantino.Good plot, with some decent, deliberate red herrings and a very good twist at the end. Not perfect - some gaps and unanswered questions remained at the end. The way some things happened were also just a bit too neat.As mentioned, great dialogue. Very funny at times.Solid direction. Tension is built and maintained well.Good performances all round.

Aaron Taylor Watching this film, I was saddened as there is so much potential and really the only thing which I feel kneecaps the film from truly reaching the pinnacle of suspense is the a lost forced humour. There are many instances at attempts of humour, however if you were to remove them, this film would be much more intense, almost to the point of perfection. The acting could've been much better, especially in the case of Tzahi Grad, who has a tough role in playing the father of a murdered and sexually assault girl who is pursuing vengeance. Although he nails down the sadistic aspects of the role, it's the lack of emotion towards the fact that his daughter has passed away, the singular moment in the film in which the character shows emotion towards this was during the scene when he has to be held back at the scene of the discovery. The movie is certainly worth a watch as a Revenge Film, I believe this film is a lot better than "Blue Ruin" which was a good film but extensively long in certain parts and overall unfulfilling. Without the comedic parts, this film would probably stand on the same level as "Spoorloos" however people who watch films purely off the recommendation of Quentin Tarantino, please understand his style before you complain, look at the movies he produces (not the ones he writes and directs) and also maybe actually listen to the man speak about films, what he likes about them and maybe also a list of his favourite movies for the year or decade. (Tarantino puts "Speed" above "Fight Club" and says that "Speed" was one of the best movies of the 90's)