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Plot: When the botched break-in of a career criminal (Andy Serkis, of the Lord of the Rings trilogy) results in the murder of a beautiful young wife, her grief-stricken husband, Denis (Jonny Lee Miller), is...( read more read more... ) so distraught that he devotes his life to avenging her death. True to his word, he'll do almost anything to take out the man who killed the love of his life -- including getting himself arrested so he can "visit" his target in prison.

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  • 2.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 18, 2008
    So.. Well.. I love Jonny Lee Miller.
    Alot. And if he wasn't in this film I seriously would not of watched it. A british stupid action film. I'm really not into british films at all. But as I said, I love him, ALOT.

    It was a pretty shite film and my dear Jonny really couldn't pull of the evil avenging husband. although his permament facial expression is perfect for his character he doesn't really ring true as a believable character. and the bad guys, seriously. they look stupid more than bad. like the dude in the end in the plane, oh bloody please.

    quite a ridiculously shite film that was only worth watchng for Miller.

    If you are not a fan I wouldn't waste my energy on trying to watch it but if the oppurtunity arose, I'd give it a chance.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 17, 2008
    Not fantastic by any means, or even particularly believable but it was an okay way to waste a couple of hours...
  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 16, 2008
    Home to some of the worst bad-guy acting ever committed, but if you can get past that and just enjoy the mindless thriller for what it is, then it's actually quite a lot of fun. J L Miller can't pull off the tough-guy for shit and whoever plays Denis' wife is embarrassingly awful, but aside from the acting and a pretty garbage script, it's okay and worth seeing. Very nearly a 3 star film...
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    October 13, 2007
    While it could have been shorter, this was more enjoyable than one might think. Andy Serkis plays a beliavable villian, and JLM is actually a good lead actor. Why the guy doesn't get more main roles instead of Mark Whalberg and his clones is beyond me.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 5, 2007
    A lot better than i expected, i only watched this as there was nothing else on and i got into it quite well. Althou implausable in places the movie is actually a good idea with a dependable cast. Andy Serkis just isnt strong enough to hold a lead role in my view a supporting actor at best.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    May 13, 2007
    A really good movie if you like lots of prison scenes, action, and the typical psyco villian. Jonny Lee Miller is a good actor and easy on the eyes too.
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    MCT:
    April 12, 2007
    I rented this in the depths of Prison Break withdrawl a week after the second season ended. I grabbed it for the cover and the title hoping for a second-rate fix. What I got was a more dramatic and emotionally-charged revenge flick that let me escape my Prison Break jones.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    April 2, 2007
    Really, kind of a clever movie. I wasn;t expecting musch and I REALLY enjoyed it. Definitely check this out.
  • 2.0 Stars
    MCT:
    March 21, 2007
    a brilliant film with a simple plot of one mans quest for revenge and an ingenius way to achieve it. a brilliantly filmed movie
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    November 11, 2006
    this film was okay, i mean, the main highlight in it was andy serkis, the rest seemed quite boring the script seemed underdun.

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  • Rated: (R)
  • Directed by: Gillies MacKinnon
  • Genres: Mystery & Suspense
  • Released: December 31, 2006
  • DVD Released: January 17, 2006

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