Written And Directed by John Patton Ford
Julia: "Whatever happened to the Redfellow family fortune?"
Beckett: "Oh, I'll inherit it someday."
Glen Powell does seem to be having something of a time with getting out a hit movie these days. Is he making the wrong choices? Is every movie he's chosen in recent times a bad one? Or do we live in an era where no actor has consistent hits these days?
I think with this particular movie, it might have been one of his more interesting roles. He's playing a man named Beckett Redfellow, who began this movie on death row talking to a priest (Adrian Lukis) about the events that led to his current situation.
It turned out that Beckett came from an incredibly wealthy background but his mother Mary (Nell Williams) was cut off of sorts by his grandfather, Whitelaw (Ed Harris) for being pregnant with him. Mary dying early in the movie however gave Beckett a sense of direction.
Beckett intended to get his family fortune and in order to do that, he was going to kill his way up to the top of the ladder. This resulted in some rather cool deaths for not so sympathetic Redfellows such as Taylor (Raff Law), Noah (Zach Woods), Steven (Topher Grace), Cassandra (Bianca Amato), and MacArthur (Alexander Hanson).
There was seven members to kill but Beckett had a hard time killing his uncle Warren (Bill Camp) but the latter had given him a job and showed genuine kindness to him. Fortunately for Beckett, a heart attack took Warren out of the mix but Beckett's killing spree was causing him a lot of problems.
It got in the way of his relationship with Ruth (Jessica Henwick) and it made him a blackmail target for former friend, Julia (Margaret Qualley). The way this movie ended did confirm that it was a tragedy but not quite the way that Beckett intended.
- The script had been on a Black List since 2014 under a different title before it got made.
- It's also loosely based on the 1949 film, Kind Hearts And Coronets.
- Standout music: Lincoln Chase's The Clapping Song.
- Chronology: Predominantly set in New York but Beckett also lived in New Jersey for most of his life.
I actually found myself enjoying How To Make A Killing. It might be one of the better choices that Glen Powell made and he's pretty good as a bumbling murderer. I definitely would recommend giving this one a chance.
Rating: 7 out of 10
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