MOVIE REVIEW: OFFENDER (15)

"WHAT A BLOODY DRAMA"

Offender is a British crime thriller film Directed by Ron Scalpello. It centres a normal working class man, Tommy Nix. He is a man who tried his hardest to avoid being mixed in with the wrong people, he is made to change his ways when his girlfriend falls victim to a brutal attack at her workplace. Its starring Joe Cole, English Frank, Kimberley Nixon, Shaun Dooley, Malachi Kirby, Tyson Oba, G FrSH, Daniel Kendrick, Ruth Gemmell, Mark Harris, Scorcher, Jacob Anderson, Vas Blackwood, David Ajala, Doon Mackichan, Michael Edwards, Daniel Kendrick, Daniel Green, Jamie McLean, & Rimmel Daniel.
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#FilmFact: Film Release Date: 8th August 2012. 
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THE REVIEW:

The UK has managed to pull another one out the bag, this is a raging crime thriller that stands on its own and excels in performances. This is very good attempt for a Début from Director Ron Scalpello, he somewhat provides an answer to some brutal questions. Offender grabs the attention from the word go and keeps on getting more interesting as the story unfolds. The movie sets off from the London riots that occurred last summer, it shows how one bad decision can cause a ripple that goes further than one can imagine. This is where we are introduced to a gang that cause destructions in their paths and have no remorse for the law or other peoples belongings for that matter, subsequently leads them all to prison. This makes one man to take matters into his own hands and face the perpetrators of the crimes that's involves his loved ones. He finds himself in the same prison as the same gang after a deliberate fist fight with police officers.

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What this film does well is revealing lead actor Tommy's background with flashbacks, its nicely executed. Here we will come to understand why he becomes such a calculated and cold character. The editing and screenplay helps the story move along swiftly. With a little cliché of surroundings there's still a gritty inside view of life locked up in a young offenders institution. The view is far from pretty, its bloody, very violent and highly corrupt. The message this film gets across almost feels like its being beaten into audience through these young criminals so you cant help but feel for some of them. Apart from the acting, the relationships between these men has to be the films selling point. Its about the London way of life, the swagger, the slang's and the hierarchy of people with authority. If one wonders how the mind-frame of these people we saw rioting on TV worked then this is the film to watch. For 102 minutes of running time this is definitely worth the cinema trip.

Tommy (Joe Cole) is a man who seemed to have it all planned in his head. His acting is impressive and he was most importantly believable. Jake (English Frank) plays the leader of the opposition and what a bad influence his character turned out to be. He is the type of gang member you do not want to meet in a dark alley. His character impresses. Mason (Tyson Oba) is a character that grows a conscious, he realises inside that the gang life is not the way & wants better things for his life. His acting was also believable. Angel Face (G Frsh) is another noticeable character that bullied his way to get what he wanted. Harry (Malachi Kirby) plays a shy but smart cell-mate, his role as Tommy's prison cell mate worked well. Essay (Scorcher) also did a good job. It's impressive to see half of the male cast are primarily UK musicians who have decided to add acting to their CV. They all as London youths would say "went in". - (meaning they all worked brilliantly well together)

OVERALL:  BRUTAL ENTERTAINMENT.

STAR RATINGS OUT OF 5:  4

ONE FAVOURITE MOMENT IN THE FILM:

 The last 30 minutes of the film.

(if you loved another moment in the film, please feel free to share it with ME in the comments section.)

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