Seven Psychopaths (Martin McDonagh, 2012)

The In Bruges director and star join forces again in a less than sure-footed black comedy, with Farrell this time letting others do the nutjob work as he takes a back seat as an alcoholic aspiring screenwriter whose script, revolving around the psychopaths of the title, begins to find uncomfortable echoes in reality. It's diverting enough, with Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken and Woody Harrelson putting in their usual dependable turns as cheerfully unbalanced types around him, but a scattering of bon mots and grand guignol scenes does not make for a very substantial whole.

5/10