Jude Law Almost Unrecognisable As A Hot-Tempered Safecracker In 'Dom Hemingway'
Jude Law is considered one of Hollywood's hottest heartthrobs, with his chiselled cheekbones and English charm, but now the 41 year-old actor looks nearly unrecognizable as a hot-headed, alcoholic, ex-convict safecracker in the new gritty British crime drama 'Dom Hemingway.'
The flick, which hit cinemas in the UK in November of last year (2013), is destined for the US theatres on Wednesday (April 2nd) and only time can tell if cinemagoers from across the pond will take to Law's aggressively emphasised cockney accent, while playing the selfish and corrupt titular character.
'Dom Hemingway' is a man who has been imprisoned for the last 12 years, and when finally released, the hedonist immediately attempts to retrieve what he is owed for all those years of silence.
Watch the trailer for 'Dom Hemingway' here
Hemingway quickly reunites with his partner in crime, Dickie, played by Richard E. Grant, and he assist's the ill-tempered safecracker in tracking down Mr. Fontaine (Demian Bicher), who is his former boss and the person holding his money. But when meeting at Mr. Fontaine's vacation home in the south of France not everything goes to plan, and Dom quickly figures out his priority in life must be to reconnect with his estranged daughter Evelyn (Emilia Clarke).
However, the rebuilding of their relationship is hampered with constant influences of drugs, alcohol and sex, but can Dom change his ways for his family?
Turn over to see what the critics thought of 'Dom Hemingway'
As it is set to hit the theatres in the US, let's see what the critics thought of the Richard Shepard-directed movie.
"Jude Law put on 30 pounds to play this slimeball. But the weightier question is, why would he bother to take this worn-out role, at any size?" says Claudia Puig from USA Today.
"That Dom is so clearly an up-to-11 caricature, embodied with reliable pizzazz by Jude Law, makes the sentimental moments feel especially false," adds Chris Cabin from Slant Magazine.
However, other critics have praised the gritty drama, especially Law's very realistic portrayal of a washed-up, common crook.
"It's a thoroughly obnoxious piece of work that's nonetheless winning in its boorishness, which is precisely the tone Law is trying to strike," states Scott Tobias of The Dissolve.
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"Enough sex, twists and Law on all cylinders to maintain a satisfying, if hardly original, entertainment altitude," Doris Toumarkine of Film Journal International thought.
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With critics split on 'Dom Hemingway' what will the US reaction be when it is released on April 2nd?