‘Triple 9’ Red Band Trailer: This Little Piggy Went To The Market
DirectorJohn Hillcoathas yet to make a major box-office hit. The director behindLawless,The Road, and the incredible 2005 western,The Proposition, makes bleak and brutal movies about the violent side of humanity. If thisTriple 9red band trailer is any indication, though, he may have finally brought his sensibility to a commercial project. Watch the Triple 9 Red Band Trailer now after the jump.
The film starsCasey Affleck,Woody Harrelson,Chiwetel Ejiofor,Aaron Paul,Anthony Mackie,Gal Gadot,Norman Reedus,Teresa Palmer,Clifton Collins, Jr., and an almost unrecognizableKate Winslet. Not until the trailer started listing its all-star cast did I even realize that was Winslet, who, I must say, really knows how to rock a power suit.
Hillcoat’s latest is about a pack of dirty cops forced by the Russian mob to pull off a heist, which, undoubtably, doesn’t go according to plan.
Here’s theTriple 9red band trailer (source:Yahoo Movies):
“Your job: out monster the monster” is a line that could apply to almost all of Hillcoat’s films. The director takes violence seriously, and as slick as this trailer is, the violence isn’t glamorized. Even in a movie as fun asLawless, Hillcoat doesn’t soften any of the kills, despite the ending feeling a bit like a copout.
ThisTriple 9trailer plays like a nightmare. Sure, the use of “This Little Piggy” is a tad unsubtle for a movie about cops, but it works wonders with Hillcoat’s striking shots. The children singing along to horrific imagery makes for a rather alluring and unsettling atmosphere.
If there’s anything disappointing about this trailer, it’s that the director’s lucky charm,Guy Pearce, isn’t in it. The actor has appeared in Hillcoat’s last three films. His performance inThe Propositionis one of his best, while his villainous turn inLawlessis wonderfully revolting. Then again, we shouldn’t complain, since the cast inTriple 9is nothing sort of excellent. Casey Affleck is generally a strong supporting player, but he’s also proven himself as a capable leading man.
