Mr. Brooks’ Hunger
The hunger has returned to Mr. Brooks’ brain.
…
It never really left.
With these lines starts a great movie: Mr. Brooks. It’s a black thriller (I believe) that entertained me a lot. While it has a fluid story and intelligent plot which are strong points for any movie, the relationship between Earl (played by Kevin Costner) and Marshal (played by William Hurt) was the astonishing feature that makes me like this film very much.
I generally don’t like Costner’s acting and I don’t like his roles (no, not even Dunbar in “Dances with Wolves“, while I did like the movie and his direction,) but this film does away with all that. His performance as Earl Brooks is nothing short of spectacular. William Hurt is great as always, and in a role somewhat reminiscent of his character in “A History of Violence” (but only somewhat.)
If your stomach is disturbed by a handful of people shot in the head, shovel kills, blood splattered on walls or scissors in necks, then you should probably sit this one out. But don’t get me wrong; this is not a film full of mindless and pointless violence. The violence is intertwined with the plot. There can be no PG-13 version of Mr. Brooks!
