|
Rating:  -
Sean Bean, Bob Hoskins, and the rest the cast do an excellent job, but the screenplay seems disjointed from time to time. The dialogue is sometime awe inspiring and other times boring. As one reviewer noted they just missed brilliant. I couldn't agree more. This had alot of potential that wasn't realized. The idea of a soldier coming home and not liking the crime he saw at home is not new but certainly more than adequate. Him meeting a security video electronics expert and a veteran cop that wants to help him stop this violent crime wave vigilante style is definitely intriqueing and you think, alright we really have something here. Then they even throw in a guy whose a bit of a psycho for another twist. Sounds good right? Yeah well it just seems to fall apart or not quite mesh. It is still certainly worth a rental, but I wanted it to be so much more. It had good actors that could have made it great but the production values weren't quite as good as they should have been and the directing wasn't spot or nor the screenplay and dialogue. So overall it falls a little short of being great. Fair quality DVD with some replayability. If you enjoyed this, catch "Band of the Hand", "Snatch", and even "Darkman" for a little more fun. - C. Luster
Rating:  -
This film could have been something big, something really impressive. It missed it's mark though due to the writer(s) bad taste in climax and in structure. The plot itself is deceptively simple, a group of men feel justice isn't being met by the law and decide to take matters into their own hands, the movie delves much deeper though and the style of filming was very well done considering the concept of the film.
The film portrays England's underbelly very well and the gritty realism in the scenes puts out an unmistakable talented and accurate feeling of crime and the corrupt system. The acting was good, surprisingly good, though I had of course expected something good of Sean Bean. Bean's character wasn't written well enough to give the actor the full potential of the character but he still managed to pull of a great performance, very convincing. His supporting cast is what surprised me more, their acting was great, very detailed and very realistic. You didn't get the feeling you were watching a movie at all.
Overall this movie could have been something really great but lacked the big guns to pull it off completely. However, it is still definately a film worth watching if your willing to invest an hour and a half into really thinking through a movie and getting a feel for the corruptness and perversion in the system.
Rating: -
Hmm... It's a good cast, a good premise and it taps into the fear aspect very effectively. As the film moves along, the various trials and brutalities bring the characters together. In some respects you could say the film actually hones in on a real 'vibe' in society (in the UK, at least). But then, just when you think "this is pretty good", it chickens out, like someone aggreeing with your problems then, when push comes to shove, they just stay quiet and won't back you up. It's good up 'til the last fifteen minutes, then tries to tone itself down, like it won't take the responsibility for being 'right'. It tells you that standing up for yourself ultimately leads to self destruction. Shame, because it could have been like a modern "DEATHWISH", but fresh and more credible. And for such a bold stab at some really relevant issues, it takes the easy way out with its choice of positive stereotypes, with regards to "second thoughts" of their actions. Could have been a cracker.
Baby Cromwell
Television Show
Collectibles
Movie Searches
|
|
|
Search for posters,
art prints, photos, collectables, merchandise, toys, t-shirts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TV Guide
Program listings, celebrity profiles, industry
gossip, movie reviews, puzzle.
More
Entertainment
& TV Magazines
This site is
Hosted
by Bluehost
Read
my Bluehost Review
Most Popular TV collectibles
|
|
Home
Articles
Images
Forum
Search
Shopping
TV Trivia
Watch TV
Wallpaper
