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Dead Man Running (2009)
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The credit crunch trickles down to the East End criminal underclass in writer/director Alex De Rakoff's uninspired British gangster film. American loan shark Mr Thigo (rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson) is feeling the pinch, and flies to London to give reformed villain Nick (Tamer Hassan) 24 hours to repay the {pound}100,000 he borrowed — or his dear old mum gets “taken out”. Cue Nick, aided by best friend Bing (Danny Dyer), embarking on an increasingly desperate and unlikely series of scams and capers to recoup the money. Neither Hassan or Dyer have the acting chops to pull off the light-hearted buddy-movie elements, and proceedings are further hampered by a hackneyed script and lifeless direction. Old hands Brenda Blethyn (as Nick's mum) and Phil Davis (as her would-be killer) struggle to bring any weight to a movie that misfires at every turn. TeS
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Running time
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91min
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Country of origin
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UK
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Genre
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Crime Drama
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Alex De Rakoff, from a story by John Luton
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Theatrical distributor
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Revolver
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UK cinema certificate
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15
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UK cinema release date
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October 2009
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