Customer Ratings & Reviews

Maybe one more for writer Cormac McCarthy novel fans/completists.

Underrated movie in my opinion. Well made and great dialogue.

Great cast, graphic, erotic and good chemistry amongst the actors.

My main problem with this film I can not tell here as it would spoil the conclusion. Let just say one actor/actress is considerably less qualified to play their roll. That being said, The Counselor is a very fun even if not particuarly realistic film surrounding the drug trade between Mexico and the US. Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt shine bright and the always impressive Michael Fassbender does a great job driving the film as its lead character. It is very violent as to be expected of any film with this subject matter, but I wouldn't say it's exploitive, just simply brutal. Several great international actors appear in small roles as well to lend the film greater creadibilty. Ridley Scott's direction is spot on, for the most part. One scene where a motorcycle rider meets a gruesome end is especially well done. Overall The Counselor is not great, but worth the time if you want to see a dark, twisted and quite scary look at the world of high stakes drug trafficing.

Face pace, violent, and a nice pick up for a low priced Blu-Ray.

An intricate, exciting story about drugs, Mexico, lawyers. Pitt, Diaz, Cruz, Fassbender, Bardem what more do you want? This movie seems to me like a sleeper. I don't know why more people don't know how good this movie is?

I enjoyed watching this movie very much. I thought it had great acting and directing. It has a lot of action in it. I would recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys action type movies with great acting.

Great movie with Michael Fassbender as his lawyer and other really good actors very fulfilling fun movie to watch keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole way through

Got to say that I had heard a lot of negative feedback concerning this movie. I thought with the talent involved Id give it a shot. Wasn't as bad as I expected going in, though it certainly goes for gold so to speak. Its clear that this is a film that is trying to be more high profile in a award season way than it has any right too. That being said the movie certainly drags in spots and is overt wordy, but about halfway through business picks up. I in particular like Brad Pitt's arc through his screen time as he seeming steals every scene he's in.

I enjoyed the movie quite a lot because I don't enjoy the standard movie plot or theme. I like the eccentric movies that you can't see what's going on or what's coming. Unfortunately I feel that the writer got a little too cute with this story and thought if he confused enough people, that would make it a better movie. I usually enjoy non-linear story lines but in this case, they waited too long to come back to certain story lines.

While the cast and director would suggest one of the best films of the past decade, this definitely isn't it. Don't get me wrong, I do like this movie quite a bit. Michael Fassbender acts his heart out here and that makes it worth watching alone. Add to that a fantastic (and oddly comical) Javier Bardem coupled with a handful of impressive set pieces and I am in. Cameron Diaz is really the only low point for me here, but I feel for most people you have be familiar with Cormac McCarthy's writing as well.

It's a movie about an American greed, gambling with one's life and the lives of those he loves. It is about the arrogance of the rich and the drugs and cartels. The suddenness and inevitability of a death is what it makes the movie to be a disappointment for many viewers. You have to be in the mood for this type of movie to appreciate it. There are 2 versions: the theatrical and extended cuts. The Extended Cut is roughly 21 minutes longer than the Theatrical Cut.

I really like this movie. It shows what the consequences can be when you get involved with the wrong crowd

It is very different than what people may be expecting. On the outside it looks like a thriller, and it does have the set up of a good thriller, but its more just a dark brooding and sometimes darkly humorous drama that has thriller like moments. I'm fairly certain if you liked No Country for Old Men the style won't be all that different to you, since it is written by Cormac McCarthy like the source material for that one was, except The Counselor was personally written by his hand alone. I've read reviews complaining its too predictable but I feel like that's the point, as it involves a relatively "good man" getting in bed with a drug cartel and everyone kind of tells him to be sure that he understands, that bad things could/will happen. I don't see this as a complaint, since real people get involved in this stuff knowing bad things can happen despite all the warnings heard ahead of time and some of the obvious foreshadows have great pay offs, and knowing what's to come and watching anyways has a sort of knowing dread about it. Anyways, I've read a couple reviews offering it high praise and a lot of them completely bashing it, I'm somewhere in the middle but leaning more toward the former positive critique. It is a slow moving film, with lots of dialogue, and every character seems to get a lengthy monologue.

Upon its theatrical release, Ridley Scott's "The Counselor" received poor reviews and even during its home video life hasn't always fared well in viewers' reviews. But I really like it a lot. It's not a movie for everyone. But I'm a huge Ridley Scott fan, and I "get" this film. It's visually stunning and compelling.

Ridley Scott puts you face first with several different people mixed up with a dangerous game.

Movie was great and awesome really enjoyed everything about it

I love all of Ridley Scott’s movies they never disappoint

Michael Fassbender is one of the many stars in this movie. Most all of his film are very good and this one doesn't disappoint. He's a counselor/attorney to large scale drug dealers and making lots of money until he's accused of dealing himself which is fictitious. Very well played.

good movie too watch and see how this story pays off