SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Delight Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

jameslinton-75252 I loved Three and Out. Everything about it was so good. The performances were great especially from the lead actors: Mackenzie Crook, Imelda Staunton and Colm Meaney. Three and Out is very much a dark comedy and it is hilarious in places, but also tragic in others. The ending is absolutely heart-breaking. (SPOILER ALERT) I was praying that Tommy Cassidy would have changed his mind, yet after everything that has happened, he still wants Paul Callow to kill him, which he does. I also loved the setting of the film. As a Londoner myself, I know full well why Paul Callow wants to leave London. Everyone in London is horrible and the noise is unbearable.Read my full review for more: http://goo.gl/mM9IxQ

David Holt (rawiri42) I was given the DVD of "A Deal is A Deal" not knowing much about it at all so I was pleasantly surprised. If anything, this movie left me wondering how much difference the actors selected make to a film's success. Would this movie have rated (both on IMDb and at the box office) a lot higher if, for example, Paul had been played by Hugh Grant or Orlando Bloom and Rosemary by Helen Mirren or Julie Walters and so on? The story is good and the filming is good but the absence of big names seems to have held it back. That is not to say that the actors used don't do a great job - not at all! But how many people look at the advertising and say, "It's got no one famous other than Colm Meaney!" and go into one of the other metroplex cinemas? If they did, they missed out because, dare I say it, this film is way more believable than I suspect an American version would have beenSome reviewers have questioned the categorising of "A Deal Is A Deal" as a comedy and I wonder whether their sense of humour is limited to in- your-face slapstick-type stuff because there are some beautifully subtle (and typically British) comedic bits that I fear have gone right over their heads.Gemma Arterton has, of course, gone on to become a much more major star than she was when this movie was made but her stint in this clearly shows the future that she has since attained (a Bond girl, no less!).My only reservation about the story is that Paul would have had an awful lot of answering to do for running Tommy down because the computerised track records would clearly show that he stopped just a few yards short of the fatal accident site and then restarted his train. Also it would have come out at an inquest that he was a personal friend of Tommy's and that Tommy was terminally ill. How would Paul explain all that without incriminating himself?By the way, is it just me, but if ever a movie gets made about the Beatles, wouldn't Mackenzie Crook make a great Ringo (if he can do the Scouse accent)?

John Dunton-Downer Maybe it really was a marketing muck-up to put this film forward as a wacky comedy, but having expected that I was actually happier with the moving, provocative and poetic story I got instead. It's a lot more memorable and thus valuable. Colm Meaney and Imelda Staunton, just by looking at each other, convey more about the pains and regrets that life generates than many a more 'serious' or arty film manages despite loftier, often more pretentious ambitions. This is a film that actually acknowledges the human condition and then poses a rather crucial, if usually ignored question about life, and even braves an answer to that question too. How often does this happen? Probably more often in Britain than in Hollywood, so let's be grateful for this, shall we? In any case, claiming that it's a crass 'comedy about suicide' as some have done is about as accurate as saying The Producers is a comedy about the holocaust. And Tube Driver Union spokespeople: get a life.

dannyb333 Very funny performances from main characters Mackenzie Crook and Gemma Arterton, along with the rest of the supporting cast.The film is controversial as the plot focuses on a serious issue, but the well written script means that 'Three and Out' is more of a lighthearted comedy.The soundtrack - with its mix of Irish and Rock music is also well suited to the film, fitting with the lighthearted mood.The quality of camera work and photography is good, shot in Cumbria and Liverpool there is lots of superb scenery.Overall, this is a very funny movie well worth going to see!