Last weekend marked one of the best movie-going weekends in the past few months, with the release of Ben Affleck’s suspense thriller, “Argo,” Martin McDonagh’s star-studded comedy, “Seven Psychopaths” and the extended release of “Perks of Being a Wallflower.” Limited time and a very limited college budget will surely prevent most people from seeing all three (hell, I blew my paycheck for writing this after seeing only two of them), so I’ll go ahead and save you that annoyingly long argument everyone has when deciding between movies. Unfortunately, I can’t save you from the argument about where to go eat before. You’re on your own there.

So, with no further ado, here’s the simple breakdown on what to go see. If you want something that is guaranteed to entertain you, go see “Argo.” Ben Affleck directed and starred in this incredibly immersive thriller about the Iran hostage crisis that might be heard from again come Oscar time. If you need an easy date movie, go see “Perks of Being a Wallflower,” which is now playing in most major theaters after being on limited release a few weeks ago. You could also still see “Argo,” depending on how into recent history your date is.

Those are really the two “safe” options for movies that came out last week. They’re also nowhere near as potentially enjoyable as “Seven Psychopaths.” Cleverly written, overly witty and featuring an incredible cast, “Seven Psychopaths” is a movie that has the potential to keep you laughing for nearly two hours. It’s also a movie that has a small chance of leaving you feeling like you just threw $9 into a wishing fountain.

“Seven Psychopaths” is centered on a struggling, alcoholic screenwriter, Marty (Colin Farrell), who is trying to write a movie called “Seven Psychopaths” and his best friend and obvious psychopath, Billy (Sam Rockwell). Billy and another fellow psychopath, Hans (Christopher Walken), run a dog stealing business. And yes, you read that right: they steal dogs and return them for the reward money. Everything is going fine until Billy steals the dog of a local gangster, Charlie (Woody Harrelson), who will do anything to get his precious dog back. Throw in a few more psychopaths, and all hell breaks loose.

The stand-out feature of the movie is the incredibly sharp humor it brings to the screen. Marty’s screenplay is constantly used to make jokes about the movie itself, with ongoing meta-criticisms of the movie that only become more and more obvious as time goes on. The interactions between he characters are always entertaining, with Ferrell, Rockwell, Harrelson and Walken all building off of each other and giving incredibly funny performances. And with as many psychopathic characters as there are, the audience never knows what’s coming next.

That being said, “Seven Psychopaths” can, at times, seem to get too clever for its own good. There will be people who simply don’t enjoy the sometimes dry, often dark humor constantly popping from the screen. It’s much less about being straightforwardly funny and more about building up many, many small tics and funny moments to create an overall hilarious effect. There are a few quotable moments, but for the most part the movie builds its dialogue off of layering several running jokes to great effect.

The potential payoff definitely outweighs the potential downside though, as I’m sure most people will find “Seven Psychopaths” genuinely funny. Or at least you can walk away from it and talk about how you thought the meta-jokes the movie made itself were in poor taste, or something. I don’t know what someone who didn’t like it would say. Overall, “Seven Psychopaths” gets a sweet, sweet six psychopaths out of seven for keeping me doubled over laughing the entire time.

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