A Walk Among the Tombstones [Blu-ray/DVD] [2014]

This movie was so good that I had to buy. It’s gritty, & Liam delivers in his tough guy detective role. Story is great on this one, definitely worth watching.

This is a 3.5 to 4 star movie set in 1999 with an old fashion formula detective mystery story line adapted from one of Lawrence Block's mystery novels. Matt Scudder (Liam Neeson), an unlicensed P.I. and ex-cop suffering from his own demons, agrees to help a heroin trafficker (Dan Stevens) hunt down the men who kidnapped and brutally murdered his wife. As Scudder investigates the crime he discovers another victim has been kidnapped. The line between right and wrong blurs as he races to save the the latest victim before she is brutally killed. Blu-ray 2.40:1 format with limited extra features.

Because it was Liam Neeson in the lead, I somehow expected an action shoot-em up. It wasn't quite that! A crime thriller, certainly, and with plenty of gun play to touch my expectations. I enjoyed this modest movie. Liam turned in his usual precise-character performance that never fails to convince me he's who he says he is. There were other notable portrayals but he held this one together. The movie got progressively bloodier, which wasn't easy considering the nature of the crime he was investigating anyway. And the ending was as satisfying as getting that really hard 'burp!" out of your system; not nice but really relieving. I'd recommend this one for a good stint in drama and not-so-good vs evil.

"A Walk Among the Tombstones" starts out as another Film Noir-ish Liam Neeson action thriller. But this movie has a bit more to offer. Neeson turns in a solid performance, backed by a good supporting cast that features Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) as a sympathetic drug trafficker and a couple of really vicious bad guys. The plot keeps throwing out one-off twists, and there is an interesting AA theme threaded through the story. The movie's slow delivery takes full advantage of the New York City setting with some meditative camera work. This might be a formula movie, but the delivery is good and the suspense is great. Recommended as good entertainment.

Not an action movie all the way, but it was very good

This is a film I feel like you have to watch more than once to appreciate it. My first viewing of this left me a little disappointed because I was expecting a typical Liam Neeson movie--action packed and fast paced. A Walk Among the Tombstones definitely isn't that. It's more of a psychological thriller/drama type. There are a few scenes in the movie that are a little hard to stomach, but I feel like all of the actor's did a really good job. It's a subtle film that doesn't hit you at first, but sticks with you after you watch it.

After seeing the trailer I expected this to be in the same vein as the "Taken" series, which is perfectly fine. However the trailer seems to be purposely made to mislead you, this is not that kind of film. The story is interesting enough to carry the movie even without the "Action Badass" elements that have become tiresome as of late. I found most of the characters to be likable enough, though there is a voiceover that really detracts from one of the later scenes. Even though the movie ended somewhat abruptly, I still enjoyed the film.

A Walk Among The Tombstones stars Liam Neeson as a private detective who is hired by a drug-lord to investigate the murder of his wife and what he discovers goes deeper than what he sees. First of all, don't compare this to some of Neeson's latest popular movies such as Taken and Unknown. This is different. It's not an action movie. It is supposed to be a thriller but it is not the kind of thriller that gets you on the edge of your seat. This is more like a drama type of movie.