The Rise (film)
| The Rise | |
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| Directed by | Rowan Athale |
| Starring | |
Release date | September 2013 |
Running time | 106 minutes |
| Language | English |
The Rise (aka Wasteland in North America) is a 2012 British crime film starring Luke Treadaway and Timothy Spall with a revenge theme.
About his part as Dodd, Matthew Lewis, in his interview by the Yorkshire Evening Post said; "The character of Dodd was really fun for me to play. He is the biggest of all of his mates and very loyal. He’s on the front line but isn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer."[1]
Plot
The film opens with DI West (Spall) interviewing Harvey Miller (Treadaway), a would-be gangster who fell in with the wrong crowd. In flashback we are shown how Harvey, 6 weeks earlier, had been released from prison; he had been led astray and now wished to gain revenge on Roper, the man who caused many of his problems. Harvey's relationships with his "friends" and acquaintances are then severely tested as he reveals, in the interview, details of his recent life to West. West reminds Miller of a football match during which a player of a similar description to Miller's, was "let down by his team". At that point West has to leave the room but does so without stopping the tape recording of the interview (which is now inadmissible as evidence); when he returns he finds that Miller has recorded on the tape, details of a robbery during which he took his revenge on Roper.
Production
There were many contributors to the production of the film. The opening credits state:
- Bankside Films (A Head Gear Films Company)
- Lipsync Productions
- MoliFilms
- MoliFilms presents
- In participation with Head Gear Films and Metrol Technology
- In association with LipSync Productions, Woodleigh Pictures, Bankside Films, Limelight CTL and Hook Pictures
- A Mischief Films and Moll-Mischief Production
Cast
- Luke Treadaway as Harvey Miller
- Iwan Rheon as Dempsey
- Gerard Kearns as Charlie
- Matthew Lewis as Dodd
- Neil Maskell as Roper
- Vanessa Kirby as Nicola
- Timothy Spall as DI West
- Paul Clayton as Albert
- Lewis Rainer as PC Nixon
- Brad Moore as Sgt Kendon
- Gary Cargill as Liverpudlian inmate
- Malcolm Rider as Stan
Crew
- Director: Rowan Athale
- 1st Assistant Director: Peter Madoogian
- Location Manager: Karl Hall
- Costume Designer: Lance Milligan
- Make Up and Hair Designer: Melanie Lenihan
- Sound Recordist: Tarn Willers
- Production Manager: Mary Owen
- Production Co-ordinator: Nicola Bowen
- Production Accountant: Deepak Sikka
- Script Supervisor: Tamsin Spivey
Reception
Allan Hunter, writing for Express.co.uk described the film as "a smart little British thriller" with a "lousy title".[2]
Simon Crook, in empireonline.com wrote that "there’s a fresh Angry Young Man feel to this botched-heist thriller" and "It may not be immune to the odd Brit thriller cliché, but this is an assured, stylish heist thriller from the debut filmmaker."[3]
According to Ben Sachs, in Chicago Reader; "This British heist picture is familiar but energetic genre filmmaking, more interesting in its particulars than in its overall conception".[4]
Critical reviews
Rotten Tomatoes gave a 63% approval rate based on 24 reviews.[5]
References
- ^ "Film preview: Matthew Lewis works his magic in new movie". Yorkshire Evening Post. Johnston Publishing. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ Allan Hunter (20 September 2013). "The Rise: review and trailer". Express.co.uk. Northern and Shell Media Publications. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ Simon Crook (19 September 2013). "The Rise". Empire. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ Ben Sachs. "Wasteland". Chicago Reader.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "The Rise (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 November 2015.