Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

foamcow-128-169952 Quite simply a terribly constructed movie. So many plot holes and inexplicable character actions that it completely ruins what *could* have been a half decent British "hard man" movie.Whilst I appreciate that you don't necessarily need to actually see everything happen it would still be good to know what conversation occurred between Bean and the Security Guard guy to make Bean want to "train" (although he doesn't) this "gang". Or how the bad guys knew Hoskins was involved - this was intimated but not explained.We later find out, from a news report, that Bean was court martialled out of the Army but I must have missed the moment when this was explained.It doesn't even work on an ephemeral action level. For a trained soldier, a Para no less, Bean isn't that good at fighting and the rest of them are worse.Unless you genuinely don't have anything better to do then don't bother. It was that bad I was moved to come here to warn people.

setthegod OK there are many reasons you should enjoy this film, they are exactly the same reasons that the film is terrible.We have a number of top British actors, men who have proved, time and again that they are capable of amazing acting.Some have appeared in films such as Snatch, Harry Brown and other British titles while Sean Bean and Bob Hoskins are internationally acclaimed actors that merit respect. You just have to watch Game of thrones or any one of Hoskins' previous films to see this. This film, however, takes these actors and uses them like finger puppets in a D grade attempt at cinema.The script is diabolical, the plot is beyond explanation and the cinematography looks as though an A level student filmed it. How hard is it to keep a camera still? During a court scene? Come on!These poor actors are taken through one god awful scene after another. Danny Dyer isn't know for his acting prowess but even he deserves better than this crap.From a plot point of view it's beyond a joke. Some previous reviews have named films such as Blair Witch as being worse, and I don't disagree but all you need is some knowledge of the different backgrounds of these characters to spot the plot holes.1. A barrister's wife is murdered while he is attempting to convict a known gangster and he believes there would be no reasonable way to prove the two are connected?2. Military personnel are in no way capable of removing firearms from stations as all firearms are coded and counted when returned. What, he would've just walked them out of the airbase in a holdall? 3. A head of security not having criminal background checks before getting the job? Being the only security person in the entire hotel and setting up his own cameras in the rooms which are supposedly hidden but are big enough for Sean Bean's character to throw a shirt over and easily spotted enough to do this?If you want to see these actors in good films or shows watch;Sean Bean; Game of Thrones. Danny Dyer; Football Factory. Lennie James; Snatch. Sean Harris; The Borgias, Brighton Rock, Harry Brown. Rupert friend; The young Victoria. Bob Hoskins; Generally any of his other films or Unleashed is a good British one he did recently. Leave this to burn.

SaintCool When I first heard that Danny Dyer and Sean Bean were appearing in a film together, i thought it was going to be legendary. Before I saw this at the cinema it had received several slatings by film critics. There are some holes in the story, but it is a gripping film, with some violent and traumatic scenes (yes I thought these were good), and the cast and acting was very good on the whole: Sean Harris (aka the Kestrel) plays the part so well, Danny Dyer is always good in my opinion, and with the gravitas of Sean Bean and Bob Hoskins its almost faultless. Film-making was good, but it does seem like the story line was adjusted to fit the film as its not always logical. P.s. If this was a DVD rating id give it 9 because of the film commentary by Nick Love and Danny Dyer. That is what would make me watch the film again.

Cheese Hoven This script seems like a perfect blend of ideas taken from The Daily Mail and The Guardian.That might appear a contradictory statement but I'll explain.The basic premise consists of the most gruesome headlines one would expect from a tabloid. The 'no respect for war heroes', murder of unborn babies, random street violence etc.But it then is hamstrung by political correctness. All the villains are conveniently white, for example, while the 'outlaws' are a mixed bag including a gay and a black barrister who implausibly turns out to be a Muslim later on.Other trendy but annoying gimmicks such as shaky camera work and anaemic looking colours will also please Guardian readers.This group I have dubbed the mild bunch, since despite the huge provocation, they generally just stand around with smouldering looks on their faces, saying "I can't do this". The exception to this is a CCTV operator and small-time voyeur, who although he has not received any violence himself, takes to dishing it out like a trooper. Oh and he's a bigot. Being a bigot apparently makes him worthier of being executed than a paedophile and murderer since he is mysterious hanged by Sean Bean (the gang leader) while the gang looks on, shortly after they let off from the same fate a known paedophile and the murderer of the black barrister's baby.This paedophile then murders Bob Hoskins, a police informant who has been helping the gang, although how he knows about Hoskins is not explained. So the gang hang their own member knowing full well that the police will find him and that will lead them to the gang? This film makes no sense.Although it starts promisingly, it soon descends into clichés including appalling dialogue which generally includes the C-word in every sentence.It is a pity because crime is now a serious issue in Britain and a good film on the subject is sorely needed.