Outlaw (2007)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Nick Love

Writer:

Nick Love (writer)

Release Date:

9 March 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Crime

Tagline:

There will be no excuses. The guilty will be punished. No one is above OUTLAW

Plot:

A group of people who feel betrayed by their government and let down by their police force form a modern-day outlaw posse in order to right what they see as the wrongs of society. |

Plot Keywords:

Vigilante Justice | Pub | Murdered Unborn Child | Beating | Engaged Couple

Cast

Sean Bean	...	Danny Bryant
Danny Dyer	...	Gene Dekker
Rupert Friend	...	Sandy Mardell
Sean Harris	...	Simon Hillier
Lennie James	...	Cedric Munroe
Bob Hoskins	...	Walter Lewis
Sally Bretton	...	Kelly
Joe Jackson	...	Subaru Kid 1
Dave Legeno	...	Ian Furlong
Igor Smiljevic	...	Subaru Kid 2 (as Igor Breakenback)
James Farbell	...	Subaru Kid 3
Emily Maitlis	...	Herself
Shane Reese	...	Kid 1
Ethan Wilson	...	Kid 2
Rory Pettyjohns	...	Kid 3

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, pervasive language and brief sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | Ireland:18 | Australia:MA (2007) | New Zealand:R18 | USA:R | Finland:K-18 | Norway:18 (TV rating) | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Bream, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Company:

Ingenious Film Partners

Trivia:

Nick Love based the screenplay on newspaper stories and anecdotes he's been told by people all over the UK. The narrative is fictional, but many of the incidents portrayed are based on fact.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: (At 14:00) When Simon Hillier is spying on Danny Bryant via CCTV, he controls the CCTV cameras using a remote joystick. The joystick makes whirring motor noises, which joysticks do not make. The motors that move the cameras (on some models) make such noises but this would not be heard at the controller end.

Quotes:

Walter Lewis: Most Police couldn't lie in bed straight.

Movie Connections:

References Munich (2005)

Soundtrack:

Puppy Love

Captures the Feelings of Many

I am surprised at the poor IMDb rating for this film. The film picks up on many of the problems in British society. The failings of the Police are real and the writer paints a realistic picture of a possible future of Britain. Police getting worse, crime continuing, the public let down.

The film doesn't pull any punches, it is grim and hits its message home clearly.

The performances are fantastic. Sean Bean really is incredible, the pain in his face is clear to see, full of emotion, he is brilliant. Bob Hoskins is also great.

The film is not perfect. Any criticisms i would have would possibly be the soundtrack, it would have been good if there was more music kicking in, i think the droning noise was possibly overused.

Overall though, the writer should be credited for a writing a film with a strong, important message and the direction creates a fantastic movie.