Inherit the Viper

I was pleasantly surprised when I started watching this movie. I was not expecting anything and 15 minutes into it I was interested in what would happen next. Not a fast movie or great action, but more of dark picture in the life of opioids dealing family, a subject not depicted on-screen often. The actors work with what they have, no Oscar performance but also no one that makes you cringed(FYI Josh Hartnett has the Kristen Stewart problem, has the same face regardless of the scene, but the story was written in a way that he did not have to).

The big plus of the movie is the direction. Too often movies are forgettable soon after you have watched them. This movie I will remember how it started, the middle and how it ended, which is a testament to the director.

I had to give it a try seeing who the leads were, terrible plot. Slow agonizing story comes to an un-climactic and unrealistic finish.

Answer: He Inherit (ed) the Viper.

Around 15+ years ago, he was being touted about as being one of those Next Big Hollywood Things. But he seemed to keep choosing the wrong "star vehicles" (E. G. Hollywood Homicide), whilst truth be told, arguably lacking a bit in the charisma department and then appeared to depart mainstream cinema.

To my surprise he bobs up in this independent production and in my opinion is one of the best reasons to see it. Based on his work in Inherit the Viper, his future lies best, in seeking out more character - based roles, rather than star turns as a leading man.

Inherit the Viper is by no means a great film. It's a slow - burning rural noir piece, that doesn't particularly feature any really pleasant characters. Hartnett, playing Kip, the oldest of a trio of siblings with a family history of trafficking in prescription drugs, plays (arguably again), the nicest of a bad bunch. He'd really like to escape the drug trade, but family pressures, combined with a lack of employment opportunities, keep conspiring against him.

At 85 minutes running time, Inherit the Viper is by no means a lengthy film, but here's the thing; it feels longer. The pace is somewhat languid. The script, whilst lacking a certain amount of exposition in some areas, (Was it ever really made clear, what Bruce Dern's character had to do with the Conley family?) does set up an acceptably realistic twist in the denouement, that I have to admit, I didn't see coming and therefore enjoyed it, that much more. The acting is more than acceptable, with Hartnett, as mentioned, the stand - out.

Kudos to Anthony Jerjen, in his feature directorial debut, for trying something a little different. Inherit the Viper is not going to blow your socks off, and don't expect any action set pieces. But for those prepared to hang around, there is an interesting conclusion and a fine, understated performance from Hartnett, which kind of holds everything else together.

I did and this is no where near true. Some parts, the devastating losses and deaths but idk meeting a kid in a field for two bottles of pills and get handed a supposed duffel bag full of cash. First of all I don't care if those pill bottles had 100 oxy 80's each, that would still only be able 15 thousand dollars. So enough to fill a duffel bag? Nah I don't think so. The kid that got injected when he was murdered by Josie? It takes a lot longer for someone to shoot a drug and feel the effects. It's not boom, needle in arm in 1 second.

I'm still waiting for a good opioid epidemic movie that just captures the true story of it. Something about Florida's oxycontin express, the pill mills in browsed county, deaths, arrests, shady doctors. Not just the addicts of it. We need a good movie to show the full story.

This was a good try but yeah it's obvious the director/writer whoever didn't really understand this world.

Not any good? The acting aint bad. The story aint particularly bad either, although it is all over the place, with too many characters and too many storylines to become a focussed drama.

The bad: it is simply a bit of a tedious watch. Nothing worse than getting bored...