DIE IN A GUNFIGHT MOVIE REVIEW

Never was there a tale of more woe than that of and her . Yes, it’s another adaptation of Mr. Willy Shakes’ Romeo and Juliet, only this time, the classic romantic tale of doomed star-crossed lovers centers on two rival media conglomerates, the Rathcarts and Gibbons. Diego Boneta plays Ben, a rebellious young man who falls in love with Mary (Alexandra Daddario), the daughter of his father’s enemy, starting a battle full of love, lust, revenge and betrayal. But how closely does this modern spin on the Bard’s best known work play out? The title promises a death in an epic gun battle, so does it deliver? This review brings together four houses with Harmoni, Jordan, Spider-Mike, and T.C. to discuss the swooningly good moments that left some wishing for their own balcony scene with the movie, while others found themselves biting a thumb or two.

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DIRECTED BY: Collin Schiffli

STARRING: Diego Boneta, Alexandra Daddario, Justin Chatwin, Travis Fimmel, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Wade Allain-Marcus, Billy Crudup, John Ralston, Michelle Nolden, Stuart Hughes, Nicola Correia-Damude, Renée Willett

 

YOUR REVIEWERS

 

Harmoni Anderson (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews, Unstabletop Gaming)

Harmoni is a mermaid-haired, millennial, rum drinking, Section 31, Slytherin (who’s divorced J.K. Rowling) preschool/nursery teacher and multi genre geek who also loves all things film, tv, fashion, makeup, and an embarrassingly huge BTS stan. Like really embarrassing. As in, mention them and then sit back and watch the insanity. Harmoni likes being able to game and talk movies/TV with people that aren’t 3 feet tall or all that demanding of her. Plus she can curse at us and not get fired….so bonus!

 

 

Jordan Cobb (Screener Squad)

Born with a comic book in one hand, a camera in the other, and in front of the television as WrestleMania played out, Jordan Worth Cobb was thus birthed into this crazy world. A Digital Filmmaking major from the University of Central Arkansas, Jordan has done it all in film from directing, writing, editing, and producing in addition to skills involved in film and TV criticism, journalism, and years of podcasting experience. On any given day, her ADHD riddled brain bounces focus from film to pro wrestling to TV to superheroes to noir to video games to espionage and yes, even to sports. She played little league you know. For more of this eccentric nerd, you can follow her on Twitter here and read her original writings on Deepest Corners of My Notebook.

 

 

Michael Riojas (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews)

The man with the ever-changing nicknames. Born in Austin, Riojas was rocketed to Del Rio, Texas, a literal small ville. In his youth, he was bitten by a radioactive… okay, look. Mike is not very good at this whole “talking about himself” thing. But he has been so obsessed with comics, video games, and anime since childhood- that if one has to choose between listening to Joe Quesada or Mike over any obscure Spider-Man trivia, they go to him (or, at least Martin Thomas once said so). He is also a big fan of “Ghostbusters” (he even owns his own jumpsuit and two, that’s right, TWO proton packs!), collects toys and video games, and will defend “Superman IV: The Quest for Peace” if provoked. He lives in Austin with his beloved Dachshund-Maltese and trusted sidekick, Dean. He can also be heard on RageSelect. He can be found on Twitter and Instagram.