lemon_magic
Well...there were scenes (and even individual lines) that didn't ever have a chance of working; there scenes (and lines) that should have worked, but didn't; there were scenes that shouldn't have worked, but did; and there were a scattering of scenes, setups and pieces of dialog that actually did work pretty well (although not as well as I imagine the director thought they would.) I started out hating Eric Roberts' performance but ended up liking it by the end of the movie; I started out liking Tia Carrera's and Tony Curtis' performances but hated them by the end of the movie; I liked Joe Pantoliano pretty much all the way through; I didn't care about William Forsythe one way or another; and I pretty much wanted to punch Chris Rock's character in the mouth all the way through.I'll give the movie credit for trying to give 10 characters (counting Tony Curtis' mob boss) balanced amounts of exposure and screen time, but most of the team-ups in the 2nd act don't add all that much interest - I could almost flawlessly predict what the characters in each time were going to say to each other and how they were going to interact. That's not a good thing,either given that this is already a genre gangster movie.Given the overheated premise of the screenplay and the cats-in-a-laundry-bag interaction of the cast of characters and the indifferently staged gunfights and the character revelations that are supposed to make you gasp but you can actually see coming way before they arrive...given all those problems, I can't recommend this to anyone other than a die hard crime-drama fan who just wants to see tough guys snarl fatalistic noir dialog and shoot each other.Of course, if that's what you want - enjoy!
merklekranz
Another Tarantino wannabee failure. Why the movie industry insists on elevating Tarantino's mediocre movies with copycat films is perplexing. I mean, copying a copycat? This effort fails on several levels. Anytime a movie introduces a dozen characters all at once, character development is usually nonexistent, and indeed "The Immortals" has zero character development. Anytime you have a bare bones script, there is nothing else left but shootings, car chases, and explosions. "The Immortals" has plenty of these because the script is sorely underdeveloped. Eric Roberts is his usual quirky self, however the rest of the mostly no-name cast has nothing to do but look busy, and pick up a paycheck. - MERK ............. I don't know what movie "Melissa" (above review) was watching, but it obviously was not "The Immortals" . I am now dropping my rating to 1 (should be zero) to offset her obviously misinformed 10 rating).
darkfairy1228
I really enjoyed this movie. It had an interesting story line, good characters, with dark humor thrown in to it. Even for a violent movie it was really good. Some of my favorite exchanges were between Billy and George. I enjoyed each and every character. I think the movie was underrated. It was one of the few movies that was released straight to video that truly kicked a$$!!! Eric Roberts, who has recently become on of my favorite actors, was incredible. I also enjoyed the actor who played Billy. Chris Rock was really kind of annoying in this movie, but as you get more into it his character becomes more interesting.I recommend the movie to anyone who just want to watch a really awesome movie.
chain67
On the outside "The Immortals" just looks like another in a long line of standard heist thrillers, with the only difference being that this one's probably much more violent. But as the story starts developing we find out that all these characters aren't your stereotypical 'I want money' robbers, they're all doing it out of necessity. Thats the very unexpected and unusual twist in this very violent movie. The plot isn't extremely complicated. It's about a nightclub owner, Jack(Eric Roberts who shows why all his movies lately have been direct-to-video) who picks 8 people(Tia Carrere, Chris Rock, Joe Pantoliano, Clarence Williams III, William Forsythe, Keiran Mulroney, writer Kevin Bernhardt and Brian Finney), all with terminal illnesses to rob a crimelord(Tony Curtis). But when they get betrayed it turns into an all-out battle for survival...and a very entertaining one at that. After the movie gets into its second act it turns into 'Predator' style game of who's next to die. But one thing that raises "The Immortals" above the average heist thriller is that the characters aren't stereotypes but real people. I actually cared for the characters when they died.
While "The Immortals" won't win any Oscars, and won't make any critics top ten list, it's still an entertaining rental. 7/10
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