A parade of character actors famous for playing sleazeballs get to mistreat Solomon, starting with Paul Giamatti, and including Paul Dano as an imbecile sub - «master» who can't stand the thought that there might be an educated slave in the midst. (indiewire.com)
In terms of the former, the protagonists are generally presented as one - dimensional sleazeballs whose ongoing exploits possess few elements designed to capture and sustain the viewer's interest (ie everything here, from Rob's desire to pursue a romantic relationship with his female best friend to Lube's efforts at bedding a classmate who's way out of his league, has been done many times over in other, better movies with far more skill and subtlety). (reelfilm.com)
A Russian sleazeball with underworld connections beats the Moretz character half to death, and McCall retaliates, five dead in the bar. (southflorida.com)