Requiem pour un taulard

I don't know how much scenes of the movie have been cut in the German TV version. While decided going to bed, I zapped around a little... and: baboom! I watched the whole movie. It's one of the movies I could watch over and over again.

First impression was, that the movie was a mixture of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (surreal), "U-Turn", a litle bit "sore loosers" and movies like that. It's a very idependent film and everybody who likes strange films with very good acting combined with a strange story, drug abuse and so on... should love this movie.

Personally, I ordered it the next day I saw it on TV.

As much as I love Mickey,it has become evident that when he stars in a bad movie he gives a bad performance.Just like most of the stuff we've seen him in the 90's OUT IN FIFTY is a very poor movie and Rourke's performance here goes nowhere.In fact he seems totally disinterested. From the irritable intro to the end this film lingers on ,into oblivion. All the characters here are unwatchable.The plot,script and direction are weak to say the least. Luckily since this film it seems that Mickey Rourke is getting some richly deserved decent roles. The man deserves a break.He was afterall the most charismatic actor in the 80's. I await his comeback with bated breath.........but if one is expecting to capture his former glories in this movie......forget it.In fact avoid Out In Fifty with a vengence because it may put you off Mickey Rourke for good.

Let's face it, Out in Fifty is just a movie to kill time watching (but aren't they all?). That said, Scott Leet did an excellent job with his role. The guy's got real star presence. With a little luck Leet will get a break in a first-tier film and make it big. Hey, if a limited-talent like Vin Diesel can make it, why can't a more-talented Leet?

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"Out in Fifty" stars Mickey Rourke as a grizzled burnout bent on revenge. The story is pure stupidity something about a guy killing a girl on a bed, but who cares right? The main guy is pretty cool but his friend who gets him a job supplies the humor. Remember Mickey in Barfly? He rocked ! Here he is just classic tough guy funny. Watch it for GRIZZLED BURNT- OUTNESS !

Here we have the basic formula for a revenge story. Mickey Rourke stars as cop whose wife is accidentally killed one evening whilst entertaining a strange young man. He then starts stalking the convict on his release.....which leads to Rourke's lust for revenge. Had the story been this straight forward on screen then it surely would've bored me to tears, but the films eccentric characters and the complex relationships within the film carry it completely. Balthazar Getty makes a cameo as a whacked out pimp/motel owner Overall well worth a look.

It's unlikely you'll see Rourke in a low budget movie again, since his career has taken off again (finally), so check this out if your a fan.