Dead Man's Shoes (2004)

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A soldier (Paddy Considine) returns home to terrorize the thugs who mistreated his disabled brother Anthony (Toby Kebbell). I think I would describe it as something like an inverse John Wick: a man kills everyone, but nothing is sexy and nothing is stylish; the crims are bottom-feeding scum who drive around in an ugly, too-small car.

Director Shane Meadows I think gets in his own way slightly, with unnecessary directorial flourishes like black-and-white flashbacks. But the way the backstory unfolds gradually is effective and the violence is gritty and plausible in a way very unlike a traditional action hero.

- Sam - 2024-01-07 07:17:52