Vendetta (2013 film)
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| Directed by | Stephen Reynolds |
| Written by | Stephen Reynolds |
| Produced by | Jonathan Sothcott Damien Morley |
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| Cinematography | Haider Zafar |
| Music by | Phil Mountford |
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| Distributed by | Anchor Bay |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £5,132[1] |
Vendetta is a 2013 British action thriller film written and directed by Stephen Reynolds and starring Roxanne McKee, Danny Dyer, Vincent Regan, and Bruce Payne.
Premise
[edit]Special ops interrogation officer Jimmy Vickers (Danny Dyer) tracks down a gang who slaughtered his parents while avoiding being found by his old unit and the cops.[2] With the help of friends PC Griffin and Freddy, he tracks down each gang member and conducts on each a different form of brutal torture.
Cast
[edit]- Danny Dyer as Jimmy Vickers
- Roxanne McKee as Morgan
- Vincent Regan as Colonel Leach
- Bruce Payne as Mr Rooker
- Nick Nevern as Freddy
- Ricci Harnett as Sergeant Joe Windsor
- Lucy Drive as Catherine Hopkins
- Josef Altin as Rob
- Emma Samms as Sandra Vickers
- Alistair Petrie as DCI Spencer Holland
- Charlie Bond as Kerry
- Tony Denham as George Vickers
- Tamaryn Payne as PC Jenny Clarke
- Anna Brecon as Julia
- James Mullinger as Alex
- Sam Kane as Dennis
- Tyrese Abbott as Chow
- Elijah Baker as Joshua Evans
Release and reception
[edit]The film was released in a few select cinemas in the UK on 22 November 2013 (where it was the most successful Danny Dyer film since Dead Man Running) and on DVD and Blu-ray on 23 December 2013. Reviews were distinctly polarised but the film was widely praised for its high production values. Rob James, writing for Total Film gave the film a score of 3 out 5 and stated that "viewed as a Brit answer to '70s and '80s exploitation flicks, endless Seagal movies and First Blood (Dyer is rogue SAS; his colonel issues Trautman-esque warnings), it's surprisingly decent".[3] Stuart Wright, who reviewed the film for Britflicks, also gave it a score of 3 out 5 and stated that 'the plot and action rattle along with a few reversals of expectations along the way to keep you guessing'.[4] Drew McIntyre, who reviewed the film for UKFilmNews, gave the film 3.7 out of 5 and stated that it "is a modern British thriller and stands comparison easily with the other good UK based thrillers of 2013 such as Welcome to the Punch and Hummingbird".[5] In contrast Tim Robey, writing for the Daily Telegraph stated that it is 'jaw-droppingly awful' and gave it one star out of five.[6] Peter Bradshaw, writing for The Guardian, stated that 'Danny Dyer does his patented Dyer stare all the way through this bizarre and ludicrous piece of revenge porn' and gave it a score of two out of five.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Vendetta". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Dyer's Vendetta to get UK release". Belfast Telegraph. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ James, Rob (15 November 2013). "Vendetta". Total Film. Retrieved 17 November 2013.[dead link]
- ^ Wright, Stuart (18 November 2013). "Review of Vendetta". Britflicks. Retrieved 18 November 2013.[dead link]
- ^ McIntyre, Drew (13 November 2013). "Vendetta- A Review By Drew McIntyre". UKFilmNews. Retrieved 18 November 2013.[dead link]
- ^ Robey, Tim (21 November 2013). "Vendetta, review". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (21 November 2013). "Vendetta- review". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
