Violet and Daisy -Probably should have been half as long

‘Violet and Daisy’ tells the story of a pair of teenage assassins who get more than they bargained for on their latest job, namely someone who actually WANTS to be assassinated.
Now, the first question you may ask if you hear that is WHY does the ‘mark’ want to be ‘offed’ by a pair of gin-totting adolescents.  And it’s a good question.  However, despite the two girls staying with their man for most of the film, they don’t seem to get round to asking him.  Then, when you do finally find out (about three quarters of the way through the film) there isn’t really anywhere else left to go.
It starts off well enough.  I found the opening kind of similar to Guy Ritchie’s ‘Snatch’ as the two girls disguise themselves and chat happily on their way to their first ‘job’ of the day.  However, despite all the nice talk, the dialogue isn’t ever quite as snappy as a Guy Ritchie or Tarrantino film. 

All the performances are good and James Gandolfini deserves a special mention, as he does his character with a lot of pathos, helped no small part by the fact that, in the film, he wants to die and, not long after, he sadly got his wish in real life.

Whereas the film could have explained, or possibly delved into how using teenagers (who are still just about young enough to be considered – sort of – innocent), it never really touches on the subject, choosing to string the story out as to why James Gandolfini wants to die for as long as possible.
It’s not a bad film, but it could have either done with being cut down by about half to make it tighter, or taken in a more focused direction.

In the end it ends up as a sort of half-hearted homage to a Guy Ritchie/Tarrantino film that never really lives up to its potential.

6/10 May just keep you awake if Freddy Krueger was haunting your nights