This Influential Colin Farrell and Christopher Walken Thriller From the Director of ‘In Bruges’ Is as Self Aware as It Is Sly

In Martin McDonagh’s Seven Psychopaths, “Seven Psychopaths” is the title of a screenplay being developed by down-on-his-luck writer Marty (Colin Farrell). Marty is miserable. Uninspired, self-pitying, and somewhat in denial about his alcoholism, his relationship with his girlfriend Kaya (Abbie Cornish) is strained by the weight of his lackluster career and dwindling drive. The more Kaya tries to set Marty up for sober, studious success, the more he’sdoted on by his close friend Billy (Sam Rockwell). In what feels like a twist on the “Manic Pixie Dream Girl,” Billy enthusiastically devotes himself to curing Marty of his writer’s block. How? By becoming one of seven murderous psychopaths and luring other psychopaths to Marty for true inspiration.