TrueJoshNight
Truly Dreadful Film
WillSushyMedia
This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
Guillelmina
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
knitflick
I really enjoyed watching Deviation. The story, the acting, and the mood fit perfectly. Such a treat watching Danny Dyer play a different role. His performance as Franky reminds me of Brad Pitt's character in in Kalifornia: one minute charming & childlike but can turn violently angry in the next. I had only seen Anna Watson in Hellboy 2 and as Amber, she was good in this movie as well. The story is well written and utterly believable. This is not an action movie but a slow burning thriller. The creepiest scene for me involved hair stroking. We are rooting for Amber throughout the whole film and during each scene we can imagine ourselves acting & reacting exactly the way she does. Just like the movies Red Eye, Cellular, and Phone Booth, the focus is on 2 characters in a nightmare situation and the hero/heroine is a regular person, so the audience is watching how someone realistically copes to save him/herself.
north-bay
Deviation is truly mesmerising viewing, depicting a battle of wits between an on-the-run psychopath and a nurse. The story is impossible to predict, as it twists and turns towards its unexpected climax.Danny Dyer is compelling as the troubled escapee, who wants to start a new life, but circumstances, during the course of the film, do their utmost to thwart him.Anna Walton, as the hostage, imbues her role with intelligence and resolve, hoping to find a crack in her captor's armour.The desolate urban locations were well chosen, adding a bleak impersonal backdrop to the tense human drama.J. K. Amalou directs with poise and assurance, drawing nicely controlled performances from his two leads.This is a great psychological thriller, well worth watching.
nickbamber100
What a film this is. I thought it was brilliant. Danny Dyer plays a nutter on the run who kidnaps an innocent nurse. The nurse is princess Nuala in Hellboy 2. She's also very good as she tries to escape from him all night long. The film is also about the psychological game between the two of them. There is also some pretty good twists throughout the film (check out the Vespa guy... It's a classic. Or the stuff happening in the shack.)Not a perfect film but if you like gritty stories, then this is one for you. Moral of the story? Lock your car door because you really don't want Danny Dyer in your car after dark...
mjr82
IMO, This film shouldn't have been made at all, it wasn't one of Danny's best!In-fact i think it's his worst one yet and i predict that it will never be watched more than once by anyone, it's that sort of film, it's very boring and nothing really happens, it's the same thing all the way through the film, and the end was terrible, I was expecting more violence, better acting from all actors and a better story line!Granted, Danny dyer plays quite a good insane person, but his acting shines through more when he plays gangster type roles or hard man acting roles!Stick to what you do best Danny, the hard man acting works, this doesn't!
