- Film Review
- Reviewed By Adam Smith
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3 out of 5
Mel Gibson takes on the role first played so brilliantly by Bob Peck in this remake of the BBC's 1985 mini-series. He plays Thomas Craven, a detective whose adult daughter is shockingly, and inexplicably, gunned down on his doorstep. Craven's subsequent investigation sees him drawn into a terrifying political and corporate conspiracy. The series, directed by Martin Campbell, is one of the undoubted high points of British TV drama, and fans are likely to be mildly disappointed by the transposition to the big screen. Campbell may once again be behind the camera, but condensing the action from six hours to just two inevitably means that some of the plot's complexity and atmosphere is lost. Ray Winstone's turn as a government fixer is also no substitute for Joe Don Baker's memorable performance in the original. But Gibson is on good form and Campbell, as you would expect from the director of Casino Royale and GoldenEye, stages some effective set pieces.
Plot Summary
Thriller based on the award-winning BBC television series, starring Mel Gibson and Ray Winstone. When a young woman is gunned down seemingly at random, her father, Boston detective Thomas Craven, launches his own investigation and uncovers conspiracy and shady dealings at the highest corporate and political levels.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Thomas Craven
- Mel Gibson
- Darius Jedburgh
- Ray Winstone
- Jack Bennett
- Danny Huston
- Emma Craven
- Bojana Novakovic
- David Burnham
- Shawn Roberts
- Millroy
- David Aaron Baker
- Whitehouse
- Jay O Sanders
- Moore
- Denis O'Hare
- Agent 1
- Frank Grillo
- Sanderman
- Peter Hermann
- Detective Darcy Jones
- Gbenga Akinnagbe
- Chief of Police
- Wayne Duvall
Crew
- Director
- Martin Campbell
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