Dogman

Luc Besson. The man has given us so many riveting action films: "Nikita," "The Fifth Element," "Léon: The Professional," and has been the writer or co-writer on "Taken," "Unleashed," and "District B13," just to name a few. Besson writes B-action movies like nobody else. His writing is so well done he manages to elevate his material to a solid A. Besson is back after a four year hiatus and he has given us "Dogman," a story which in someway echoes Besson's own life. If you read Besson's IMDB bio, he was on his way to becoming a marine biologist specializing in dolphins when an accident left him unable to drive and he went into film. The story of "Dogman" is about a young boy who suffers an injury, leaving him unable to walk and proceeds to get a biology degree while being heavily involved in the theatre arts. Dogman is about, Douglas Munrow, played by Caleb Landry Jones. It is because of Caleb Landry Jones' performance that this movie has landed here on the Marquee. He has delivered a captivating drag-queen Hannibal Lecter like performance; Douglas is calm, well mannered, and has a fierce intelligence behind his eyes. He prefers the company of dogs over humans. When he picks a fight with the local mob boss, well it all goes woof woof. The story is ridiculous, absurd, but again, Besson raises high these roofbeams. And the final shots - all pure cinematic ice-cream and I loved it. Catch this one in the theatre or on streaming services when available.