Movie Review~MobLand
Power is so hungry š±š„¶
What happens when a group of people is so hungry for power? It's like two elephants fighting.
If you like mob movies, movies with lots of action, gunshot, no mercy kind of feeling then try Moblandš¤
What would you do for the people you loveāif loving them meant stepping into darkness? This was what was on my mind when I finished watching this movie.
There are people who wield so much power that they'll do anything to keep it.
Watching MobLand, my emotions were like weatherāsunny then storming. I found myself cheering for Harryās silent strength. I felt dread when Conrad planned another ruthless act. I felt sad for Jan (Joanne Froggatt), Harryās wife, caught between loyalty and love, forced to ask for counseling in a world that thrives on violence.
The film is one tense scene to another, a tense negotiation, a single shot, a room that blows up in violence--that had me hung up on it immediately. I had to find out: Who is the man behind the gun?... What is this story?
MobLand is all about the Harrigan crime family, an Irish dynasty ruling the underground of London. Conrad Harrigan (Pierce Brosnan), the patriarch, and Maeve (Helen Mirren), the matriarch, hope to grow, but everything goes wrong due to a reckless night with their grandson, Eddie.
Enter Harry Da Souza (Tom Hardy) , the cleaner-up of messes in the family. His life is structured anarchy: defend the Harrigans, fix things, hush up trouble. He has a code, "If I said I would do something⦠it is done"
Yet as family rivalries come to a boil and family loyalty breaks, Harry is driven into moral grayness.
It is not shoot-outs only. It is boardroom gossip, family counseling, backstabbing in the locked bathrooms.
The emotional climax was the season finale- betrayals were uncovered, alliances were severed. My heart was beating, my chest was tight. It was at this moment that I realized that this show was not all about style, it was about soul.
It caused me to ask myself this question: What would you do (to) the people that you love--if loving them meant entering into darkness?
MobLand is your show if you are in the mood to watch an action show with emotional levels that are more than just skin deep, where family loyalty, moral ambiguity, and killer visuals meet.
Watch it because the characters grew-in-my-skin, especially Harry, played with brooding panache by Tom Hardy.
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This actor, I have forgotten his name but he mostly ask violent movies
From venom to havoc to mobland
Bullets are always flying in his movies and I love it, I havenāt seen this movie and the last image panels, the old man is looking like the man who acts 007 James Bond. The one people love the most, well this is a nice review and Iāll try the movie out. You should check my review on the originals
You will love it, and if you havenāt watched it, you should watch it š¤š¤š©
Omg Yesss.... I totally get it, his movies are like nonstop chaos š¢. Please donāt tempt me with a review of The Originals like thatš© Iām obsessed with that show, the drama, the accents, the unhinged family trauma,itās everything. Iām so checking out your review now. Glad you enjoy the review and thanks for dropping by š¹š¤
Wow, your review really touched me. I could feel the tension, the emotion, and the pain in the story, especially through Harryās quiet strength. MobLand sounds like more than just action and gunshots itās about love, choices, and family. Iām really interested now. Iāll surely watch it soon!
Yeahhh....Would worth every bit of your time
Very good review of the series. Family + Mafia equals Dynamite for the viewer. I haven't seen this show, but judging by the emotions you convey, I'll have to seriously prepare myself to see something intense.
Itās not just intense, it stays with you. Let me know what you think once you get the chance to give a try. Thanks for dropping by šš¤