This is a British action movie that is more of a crime drama, but it's categorized as action, so I have to go by what IMDB is telling me. I didn't know what to expect from this movie, as I don't recognize a single actor in the bunch. Sometimes that's good, and sometimes that's bad. What am I saying? It's usually pretty bad.
The plot is convoluted. Normally, I would welcome a complex plot, but this one is confused for the sake of being confused. There are people who rob other people and then set people up for taking the fall and then turning on each other, but the main issue is that everyone comes across as really, impressively stupid. There are times when you think:
"How could that guy not realize who he was stealing from?"
"How could he ever have made it this far in organized crime without knowing that he had to do the background work?"
"Jeebus! These people are all idiots!"
And you would be right. There were some good acting performances in here, too. It's a shame that the story and the characters let the actors down so badly. Not the women in the movie, mind you. They couldn't act to save their lives, and the script was pretty clearly not written to put their acting on center stage.
So, the central point of the story is about two brothers who essentially want to make money, and they are willing to do illegal things in order to do it. When they get together a crew, the seemingly randomly picked group of miscreants have their own desires and issues, and they all seem somewhat interconnected. They all come to a head, and crime ensues.
Story is crap
Dialog is actually good
Acting is generally good
Cinematography is fair
Direction is okay
1.75/5