The counselor remake
Synopsis: A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.
Director: Ridley Scott
Writer: Cormac McCarthy
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Michael Fassbender as Counselor
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Penélope Cruz as Laura
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Cameron Diaz as Malkina
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Javier Bardem as Reiner
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Brad Pitt as Westray
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Rosie Perez as Ruth
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 33%
Metacritic Score: 49
IMDB Score: 6.2
If there was a remake; what would you suggest to change the plot and other parts of the movie?
Almost everything. First off re-casting certain roles and not having Cameron Diaz in the movie and Javier Bardem although Bardem could be used in another role.
A different, younger director
Get an actual screenwriter to work with Cormac and write a standard industry script rather than what CM wrote.
Deeper back-stories with Rosie Perez and Michael Fassbender.
Keep the Brad Pitt character.
Recast the role of Toby Kebbell who is a fine actor but not right for the role here.
This film does have some of my favourite dialogue from the last 20 years. “206. That's not a speed, that's a time of day. Or somebody's weight”.