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Age of Heroes – 2011

June 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The true story of the formation of Ian Fleming’s 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the U.K.

Directed: Adrian Vitoria

Stars: Sean Bean, Izabella Miko and Danny Dyer

What we think: It’s amazing the kinds of places we find young Danny Dyer in, but as part of a special elite commando unit in World War II we’re not sure on that one?

Ian Fleming (yes the very same) puts together a group of young soldiers led by the rather posh and rather northern Sean Bean, and sends them off on a mission into the lions den to capture valuable enemy intel that could change the path and outcome of the war.

Its hardly Band of Brothers but sits in similar guise as Where Eagles Dare but is no where near as good. Dyer is his usual cockney self and as normal he despises authority and drifts into trouble via his rebel nature. Plucked by Jones (Bean) from a military prison he pleads for a chance to be part of the unit, oh go on then as you asked so nicely.

After some training they are dropped into enemy occupied territory and there tasked with the job of retrieving the valuable information and destroying anything they leave behind. The sad thing about this film is you don’t get any feel for the characters and none are developed that well, we only a get a brief idea before a misfortunate few meet their demise.

It is however enjoyable and if you are, as I am, a fan of Dyer and Bean then you won’t be too disappointed with this one.

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Rating: (2.5/5)

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Malice in Wonderland – 2010

March 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

A modern take on the classic fairytale, Alice in Wonderland, set in the North East of England.

Directed: Simon Fellows

Stars: Maggie Grace, Danny Dyer, Matt King, Nathaniel Parker

What we think: A nice little adaptation on a classic fairy tale, set in the seedy London underworld where gangsters portray the magical characters of Wonderland, Danny Dyer as the white rabbit or in this case a cockney taxi driver called Whitey.

It’s certainly a strange adaptation and the first part of the film you really wonder where it is going, but it picks itself up as the film progresses through the second act and we are thrust into a world of low lifers and gangsters.

Alice (Maggie Grace) after being hit by the taxi and drifting into a surreal state of amnesia has only a limited amount of time to rediscover who she is and what she is doing in such an out of the way place as this.

Falling in love was hardly what she was expecting, nor was coming into contact with some of the most out there characters we’ve ever seen. I mean we all thought Lewis Carroll was creative but the twist in turning the Cheshire cat into a DJ and Tweedledum and Tweedledee into doormen could be a modern stroke of genius.

There are certainly parts where the film lags but the overall outcome is one that surprisingly worked where it could have fallen flat on its arse!

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Rating: (3/5)

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City Rats – 2009

November 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Plot: Eight lost souls search for solutions to problems ranging from finding a better suicide method, to defeating creative block, to losing their virginity.

Directed: Steve Kelly

Stars: Tamer Hassan, Danny Dyer, Ray Panthaki Susan Lynch and Kenny Doughty

What we think: First off City Rats is nothing like Pulp Fiction as some film blurbs might suggest, there are no gangsters in this one unless of course you count Danny Dyer’s run in with a drug dealer.

Yes, the film does focus on eight different and very random people, and in some way or another their lives and experiences throughout are connected.

The film looks at some pretty depressing problems, there is Pete (Dyer) a former con and self confessed drunk who is tracked down by Carol to help find her son who she seems to think is dead.

Then there is Jim (Hassan), having hit his wife he finds himself on his own away from his kids, throwing melons off his office roof in an attempt to work out the effects of suicide. Pretty self explanatory really.

Thrown into the mix you have Olly (Doughty) who is looking after his deaf, autistic and gay brother Chris (James Lance). Battling sexual dilemmas of his own he has to help Chris lose his virginity. Not forgetting Gina a prostitue with bad legs, I mean you couldn’t have scripted a more odd bunch.

The great thing about this film  is that you are drawn into the problems, you can really connect with the characters and slowly but surely an overall connection between the eight starts to form one way or another. Some might critic that the film breaks up as we flick back and forward from one issue to another but at no time do we forget what is going on.

Dyer and Hassan give solid performances as the pair are seemingly developing into a good British inde double act, I am a big fan of both and they don’t disappoint here. If you like low budget British film then I recommend giving this one a go.

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Rating: (3/5)

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Dead Man Running – 2009

September 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment

There have been a lot of British gangster flicks over the last few years, and most seemed to follow on in vast quantity after the success of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

Dead Man Running is no different, it was just another in a long list. But with a brilliant cast which includes the loveable cockney Danny Dyer and hard man Tamer Hassan along with Curtis Jackson (50 Cent) the film has all the hall marks of a good sleeper B-flick.

A loan shark (Jackson) gives ex-con Nick (Hassan) a period of 24 hours in order to pay back £100,000 he owes.

Up against it, Nick involves his best mate (Dyer) on a multi-part mission in order to raise the cash before it’s too late for them both.

There is no getting away from the Lock Stock influence, its littered through out. The plot has been tried, tested and failed in certain circumstances, but in this it works pretty well. From seedy strip clubs

We move from underground fight to dog track to Manchester rave and all the while we wonder and hope whether or not the cockney pair are actually going to pull it off.

The only disappointment are the rather large plot holes that surround certain scenes in the film, had these been addressed it might have given some added credibility. For all its worth it’s an enjoyable ride, and a film which has been harshly criticised all because of the certain likeness to Guy Richie’s 1998 classic.

If you love the gangster genre then this is definitely one not to miss, and should be judged in it’s own right without Lock, Stock breathing down its neck.

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Rating: (3/5)

Directed: Alex De Rakoff

Stars: Curtis Jackson, Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Brenda Blethyn

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Doghouse – 2009

August 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I don’t think you can really beat British film, not when one contains icons such as Danny Dyer, Noel Clarke and Stephen Graham. No matter how ridiculous the plot is, we can still find it entertaining.

Doghouse is ridiculous, when five friends head to a remote village to help a mate get over a painful divorce, they discover the local women have been infected by a virus that turns them into rampaging cannibals.

This was the film that Lesbian Vampire Killers probably wanted to be and Doghouse does a much better job than the latter, for one it doesn’t have James Corden in it!

The zombified females range from a hairdresser complete with scissors to a butcher with a huge cleaver. You also get the token school girl and even a lolly pop lady. The lads wonder what on earth has infected the ladies, with “bird flu” being aptly quoted as one possible.

Of course the males get picked off one at a time in gruesome circumstances, or not, as in the case of the only gay guy in the village who feels the full force of a zombie heavyweight. Dyer is at his cockney best “the ladies love me” which seems a good idea as any for his so called mates to use him as bait.

The film basically highlights the fact that most men are in fact useless, and even throughout the bombardment of women killers they still find time to try and rate the most attractive “forget it, she’s married” to reliving childhood memories by playing with toys in a toy shop.

Director Jake West still manages to keep it from drifting out of the horror genre too much with good scares and suspense that will keep the audience on a knife edge.

Overall its a good laugh and should be given a chance to prove its worth.

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Rating: (3/5)

Stars: Danny Dyer, Noel Clarke, Stephen Graham, Lee Ingleby, Christina Cole

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