Get Carter came onto my radar with a high reputation from a family member. Get Carter stars not just Stallone but also Michael Caine (who I am a die hard fan of) and Mickey Rourke. Most of the cast had been in other films that I had seen before and this made me very happy. I like that even though the selling point was Stallone there were others that helped to carry the film.
There was no grunting, no hitting first and then asking questions later. This time he asked questions first and then hit afterwards. I want to give him all the credit but because of the writing of the film and the nature of Michael Caine's character means that I can't. His character was so fantastic, so well developed and so sublime that he really did steal the show from Stallone and from Mickey Rourke. I was worried about this film because of the way that those guys grunt more than actually deliver lines but for every grunt or hard to hear line that they produced Michael Caine and the others delivered three of four of quality to make it all okay. Considering that Michael Caine was the main man when the film was originally made his character was even more fantastic.
It's a typical Stallone style film- Something goes wrong- in this film it is his brother being murdered- and then he goes and kills everyone until he finds out why his brother was murdered and then he kills the murderer as well. It wouldn't be a Stallone film if he didn't get to hit people and shoot them and it is back to him doing what he does best which is intimidating and killing people. I actually really enjoyed Get Carter and it has a great soundtrack to go with it which helps to make everything a lot better. I wont give an in-depth analysis of this film because the plot is easy to follow and the film is easy to watch. If you are a Stallone fan and haven't watched the film then you should. If you aren't a fan then you probably shouldn't bother trying to watch a film that you wont enjoy.
I will watch the original later on in the year and post about it to determine who i believe to be better in the role of Jack Carter- Michael Caine or Sylvester Stallone.
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