Dead Man Down (2013)
In New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is seduced by a woman seeking retribution.
- Niels Arden Oplev
- J.H. Wyman
Rating: 6.159/10 by 1438 users
Alternative Title:
Одним менше - UA
Mort et enterré - CA
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
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Runtime: 01 hour 58 minutes
Budget: $30,000,000
Revenue: $19,600,000
Plot Keyword: new york city, revenge, mysterious woman, crime lord
This is actually quite a good thriller. Colin Farrell works well as "Victor", a roguish character who has ingratiated himself into the heart of a criminal empire with a view to avenging himself on the boss, Terrence Howard, for ordering an attack that caused fatal consequences for his long term, though ignorant of this, sidekick Dominic Cooper. Unbeknown to him, he is being observed by a woman who lives opposite - Naomi Rapace - who cottons on to his grand design and demands that he help her carry out her own particular retribution or face exposure. The script isn't at all bad, and the direction keeps the plot twists coming thick and fast, but not so thick as DC's rather daft accent - and indeed, his whole really wooden performance. The action scenes are way too long and as usual in these latter day shoot 'em ups; one person is always more than a match for 25 well armed, dug in, henchmen - and as such the ending is really rather predictably weak.
