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• Crime/detective
• Mystery

• 2023
• Terry McDonough
• 97 mins
• 15

Summary

Crime drama starring Samuel L Jackson, Vincent Cassel and Gianni Capaldi. Chicago police detective Dan Lawson is called to Edinburgh, where the body of a murdered woman has been found that bears the hallmarks of a serial killer Lawson has so far failed to catch.

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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Calum Baker

Samuel L Jackson leads this perfectly watchable exercise in police-procedural clichés. He plays Dan Lawson, a Chicago detective called to Edinburgh, where a body has been found bearing the grisly hallmarks of a serial killer who Lawson has so far failed to catch back home. With Jackson basically here as a star draw, most of the investigation (and action) is handled by Lawson's Scottish counterpart, played by the film's co-writer Gianni Capaldi. His sadsack DCI Boyd soon develops a personal connection to the crime spree that gives Capaldi some meaty, if often eye-rolling, material to chew on. The murder scenes themselves are studiously grisly, though the film's overall visual style never rises above that of a TV drama. But the actors, including Vincent Cassel, Kate Dickie and John Hannah, keep it together competently enough, even during the inevitable plot twist that simply can't convince.

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4.7/10

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Cast

rolenameDan LawsonSamuel L JacksonWalker BravoVincent CasselGlen BoydGianni CapaldiLaura KesslerKate DickieColin McgregorJohn HannahMarie BoydLaura HaddockAvery ThompsonBrian McCardie

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rolenameDirectorTerry McDonough

Details

Released on

2024-09-06

Languages

English

Guidance

Violence, swearing, sexual references

Formats

Colour

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