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• Horror
• Thriller

• 2011
• Ben Wheatley
• 91 mins
• 18

Summary

Horror starring Neil Maskell and MyAnna Buring. Ex-soldier-turned-contract killer Jay is talked into doing one last job by friend and fellow hitman Gal. But as the bodies pile up, it soon becomes apparent the pair have become involved in a situation beyond their control.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Alan Jones

A uniquely terrifying experience, director Ben Wheatley's down-and-dirty chiller moves confidently from edgy soap opera to intense crime thriller to stark satanic shocker. An ex-soldier-turned-contract killer is talked into doing "one last job" with his best mate, but their mysterious employer's hit list brings them into direct contact with the occult. Drawing upon the recurring nightmares he's had since childhood, Wheatley's scares are palpable thanks to the improvised playing of his fresh, sit-up-and-take-notice cast. And the flip from emotional Mike Leigh territory into startling Grand Guignol takes the horror further beyond the comfort zone. Confounding expectations the same way he did with Down Terrace, Wheatley's tale of the unpredictable owes as much to The Parallax View as it does to Race with the Devil. It is darkly comic, brutally violent and a dynamo of dizzying fright stuff.

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6.3/10

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Credits

Cast

rolenameJayNeil MaskellShelMyAnna BuringGalMichael SmileyFionaEmma FryerSamHarry SimpsonThe ClientStruan RodgerJustinCrompton Ben KeiraGemma Lise ThorntonThe doctorDamien ThomasThe librarianMark Kempner

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rolenameDirectorBen Wheatley

Details

Theatrical distributor

Optimum Releasing

Released on

2011-09-02

Languages

English | Swedish

Guidance

Violence.

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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