The film "Tusk": actors, plot and criticism

Cinema can be different. Any good movie will find its viewer, no matter whether it's a comedy, a horror movie or a melodrama. The main criterion will always be one - the quality of the work of the crew and the talent of the director. And then - a matter of taste.

People are accustomed to seeing similar films in theaters. Coming to such a movie, a person already knows what will happen, how everything will end. In a comedy, he will see jokes in every scene, in horror - jumping monsters and different ghosts, in melodrama - a love story. There is an impression that modern cinema is already unable to surprise anyone who does not want to waste time on banal pictures. However, this is not at all the case.

There are films that can not just surprise an unsophisticated viewer. They are able to really scare, and not with sharp cries, but with something more terrible. They show on the screen things that make the blood run cold, and the viewer can not say a word, because what is happening on the screen simply does not lend itself to any explanation and goes through all sorts of frames. A striking example is "Tusk" - a film of 2014, shot by Kevin Smith.

The plot of the movie

An ordinary young man who plays podcasts and loves immoral jokes is forced to go to Canada to interview an guy who accidentally cut off his leg while playing with a samurai sword. Upon arrival, the protagonist finds out that this guy has died. However, without reportage, he does not want to return, so he goes to a country house to an old sailor, who has a lot of interesting stories behind him. This person seems to be an ordinary nice old man, but in fact it turns out to be a real psycho and serial killer ...

The main character is Justin Long

In the movie "Tusk" actors played well, especially the main character. He is played by American actor Justin Long, who can be seen in many films as an actor of voice acting, and he can be familiar with the mass spectator from the films "Muvi 43" and "Die Hard 4.0".

Justin was born in the family of a professor of philosophy and a former Broadway actress. The family had three children, and they all chose the profession of an actor, but it was Justin who achieved the greatest popularity.

Now the actor is 38 years old, and he is engaged mainly in television activities, participating in various TV shows and serials.

Michael Parks

In the tape "Tusk", the actors of which most have little experience, Michael Parkes got the role of a maniac, and he coped with her above all praise.

Parks starred in a number of good films, including "Jango Liberated", "From Dusk Till Dawn", "Kill Bill" and several other famous films. However, in the overwhelming majority of famous films, the actor received second-place roles, while Kevin Smith entrusted him with the main and did not lose it. It is worth noting that in the film there is a scene where the young hero of Michael Parks was very successfully played by Matt Shywley.

Now Michael Parkes is 78 years old, and he continues to participate in filming. At the moment, the actor participates in several television projects, as well as in a short film.

Johnny Depp

In the movie "Tusk", the actors of which were not the most famous people, unexpectedly for all appeared one of the most famous actors of our time - Johnny Depp. Usually the actor participates in multi-million tape, but "Tusk" had a relatively small budget and was not conceived as a big project.

Nevertheless, the fact remains. Johnny Depp played in this picture and did it well, although most critics scold him, not understanding why he even got into it. Reproaches are justified, because the screen time the actor received a little, but this does not cancel the fact that his character turned out funny, and he in his own way decorates this film. No matter how successful Johnny Depp, "Tusk" still remains one of the most controversial tapes in his career.

Genesis Rodriguez

About American actress Genesis Rodriguez has nothing to say, since the film "Tusk", the actors of which and so not all had a lot of experience behind them, in fact, was the first more or less large project for her. With the role of Genesis coped well and after the premiere of the film participated in another project from Kevin Smith, which turned out to be less successful.

Criticism

The picture "Tusk" received mixed reviews from both viewers and critics. The blame for this, of course, is that the film is really shocking and can not leave even the most experienced spectator indifferent. From this feedback, as a rule, rush to extremes: someone thinks that the film is a real masterpiece of the author's cinema, has a deep meaning and subtext, and those who scold him simply do not understand anything. Others say that the director has overdone with cruelty, so the film leaves an unpleasant residue, and it is generally not recommended to look at a healthy person.

In any case, the film is bad or good, each viewer will decide for himself, but what can be said unequivocally is that the picture will not leave anyone indifferent. It should be noted that especially impressionable people, especially children, viewing is highly discouraged. "Tusk" is a film for adults who are tired of the banal cinema and want something new and unusual.