Two Men in Town (2015)

One of the best films i have seen

Good start, but then it gets ruined

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

There is definitely an excellent idea hidden in the background of the film. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find it.

Good acting, as you'd expect given the cast. Visually nice too. Sadly that's it, pretty pointless movie.

For those of you who are fans of Oscar winner Forest Whitaker, than I recommended you check this one out.Whitaker plays a man on parole after 18 years of prison, and with the help of Allah, who he finds inside, he makes a great attempt to follow the path and get his life right, but too many things are pulling him down, especially the town sheriff that can't forgive him for killing his partner.Harvey Kitel plays the Sheriff, adding a little more star power to this small picture. Luis Guzman plays the role of Whitaker's ex-partner who wants to repay him for his loyalty by getting him back in the life.Kitel and Guzman are fine actors but their purpose is truly just to support Whitaker who barely needs it. It's the type of realness that you would expect from a academy award winning actor, who convinces you of being a man on the verge of redemption without hitting you over the head with a needless moral campus.The movie itself is not put together as well as Whitaker's award winning turn in The Last King of Scottland. It's all about pointing the camera at this man and watching him go. That's what you want to see and he gives it 100 percent.

I just have finished to watch this film and it was quite good. Probably best Witaker role in years. He looks great on this movie. Also he has lost some pounds and he remembered me Samuel L Jackson in Pulp Fiction. I have to say that is not an excellent film because the ending. It is a slow good film. Harvey is quite good too. On the other hand the ending was open to imagination. I do not why, all the movies I watched lately, has an open ending. The movie finishes and you do not know what is going to happen between the main character, the sheriff or the police woman. I do not like how it ends. That is all. To add I love the backgrounds and photography.

The Good: Brenda Blethyn acting was natural, and you feel it is your mom, and you are connected to her.Harvey Keitel missed him lately, and filled his role.Forest Whitaker is excellent as usual in his acting, but not convincing in practicing Islamic prayer, from a Muslim perspective...it might be OK for westerner just to mumble and put water on his hand, but that is not how we prepare for prayer or pray.The Bad: Prayer scenes to start with. Usually a Muslim convert is a devoted Mulsim as he converted into this faith cause he found himself in it and the religion was not reflected on his character, other than pretending to be calm or looking for peace...not convincing that much...Religion was there for just being there with no added value. The Ugly: I have it when there is no effort is spent to have the Muslim practice correct in the film, and worse when the producer and director of the movie is supposed to know more about Muslim practice. The preparation for the prayer was wrong, and the recitation of the prayer was stupid!