After the heavy-handed, philosophical-spiritual prequel to Alien, that was Prometheus, Ridley Scott has decided to treat us with a thriller this time – The Counselor. And what’s better? He has got together good-looking people who can act (at least most of them can!) to make this a ride to look forward to – Javier Bardem, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz and Penelope Cruz play characters etched out by Cormac McCarthy (No Country for Old Men).
There is not much to say for the trailer, except that it looks good and exciting. Diaz plays an evil woman (I tried to equate her with Darryl Hannah in Kill Bill, but I just couldn’t). All I can say is, she isn’t bad. Fassbender has worked with Scott previously in Prometheus and his role there had been applauded. He is a powerful actor who is now deservedly going places. (Watch Steve McQueen‘s Shame to know what I am talking about). There is nothing one can say about Bardem to do him enough justice. After exciting roles in No Country for Old Men, Biutiful, Vicki Cristina Barcelona, Skyfall and a whole lot of Spanish films, his crazy get up and his lines in the trailer of The Counsellor sparks enough interest.
The film is scheduled to release October 25.
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