Alexander Skaarsgard and Michael Pena are reasonably charasmatic actors. And director John Michael McDonagh has done reasonable films before. So why is the film they've done together so very very dull?
The basic setup of two cops who are utterly disinterested in protecting the public and just want to run around shooting people is not completely without merit. But in execution, neither character has anything going on apart from their complete amorality to make them interesting. They don't show a particular joy in their crimes, and there isn't any fun or insight for the audience either. It's 100 minutes or so of not-very-much-interesting happening. Even a side trip to Iceland, or a sudden appearance by RuPaul Drag Race alumnus Derrick Barry doesn't offer very much new or interesting to do with them. This is pretty much a waste of everyone's time. So avoid.
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