Stay Pigeons...
Added 11/18/2009
I was not impressed with this movie. I found it predictable and the characters slightly annoying. A little too obvious when less really is more. I would recommend renting it, though it is hard to find.
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Clay Pigeons worth watching
Added 5/26/2009
Vince Vaugn is most convincing in this role, and really a handsome cowboy. Worth watching.
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One Super Flick
Added 2/20/2009
Clay Pigeons is a quirky modern Western with the bad guy wearing the white
hat. The boots, jeans, flannel shirts, pick 'em up trucks, and Big Sky
Country give it a distinctive coloring that is pure Americana. I think it
is a serial killer who-done-it on its way to being a cult classic. Vince
Vaughn's range as an actor is showcased here. I couldn't take my eyes off
him and couldn't wait for him to be back on-screen. Joaquin Phoenix plays
the small-town rube to perfection. In fact, all the actors give nuanced
performances that just take you in and make you feel right at home. I
gave it five stars because it's the kind of movie I will watch over and over, finding new details to revel in each time I see it.
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CLAY PIGEONS
Added 7/14/2008
PENTY OF SUSPENCEFUL ACTION. GOOD HUMOR. HARD TO TELL AT FIRST WHERE THE MANY SIDE STORIES ARE GOING BUT ITS ENTERTAINING ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
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Friggin brilliant.
Added 7/1/2008
Discovering Clay Pigeons was to me like discovering a stock certificate in my grandfather's attic and realizing it's worth some serious cash. Well, maybe not to that extent, but along the same lines.
PLOT: Clay Bidwell (Phoenix) is having a rough week. The dead body of one of his former girlfriends in found in a local lake, and a floozy he once hooked-up with is found stabbed repeatedly in her home on the outskirts of town. Everyone is suspecting Clay except for a amicable fella named Lester Long (Vaughn), who has a million dollar smile and the charm to back it up. It seems that everywhere Clay goes, death and Lester Long aren't far behind, smiling with a boyish grin and an "I know something you don't know" glare in his eyes.
It's hard to categorize Clay Pigeons. There are elements of hilarity and elements of suspense, but mostly, the film creates its own distinct vibe by taking the viewer into a bizarre world where death and humor are intermixed and the result is something rather brilliant. Phoenix and Vaughn both deliver masterfully in roles that suit their strengths. For Vaughn, playing a roguish miscreant who saturates his world with intellectual wit was something quite entertaining to behold. On the flipside, Phoenix is right at home in playing the role of a kid who is clinging desperately to his sanity as the world around him crumbles under the weight of accusation.
Overall, Clay Pigeons is a solid film that will keep you engaged to the end. If you're a fan of Vaughn or Phoenix, you won't be let down with either.
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Stay Pigeons...
Added 11/18/2009
I was not impressed with this movie. I found it predictable and the characters slightly annoying. A little too obvious when less really is more. I would recommend renting it, though it is hard to find.
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Clay Pigeons worth watching
Added 5/26/2009
Vince Vaugn is most convincing in this role, and really a handsome cowboy. Worth watching.
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One Super Flick
Added 2/20/2009
Clay Pigeons is a quirky modern Western with the bad guy wearing the white
hat. The boots, jeans, flannel shirts, pick 'em up trucks, and Big Sky
Country give it a distinctive coloring that is pure Americana. I think it
is a serial killer who-done-it on its way to being a cult classic. Vince
Vaughn's range as an actor is showcased here. I couldn't take my eyes off
him and couldn't wait for him to be back on-screen. Joaquin Phoenix plays
the small-town rube to perfection. In fact, all the actors give nuanced
performances that just take you in and make you feel right at home. I
gave it five stars because it's the kind of movie I will watch over and over, finding new details to revel in each time I see it.
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