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2006

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Starring	Paul Barber, Robin John Barlow, Kimberley Barrett, Mike Bell
Director	James Marquand
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

Dead Man's Cards

Ex Boxer Tom (James McMartin) is on the ropes. His promising fight career is over, his marriage is on the rocks and he's broke. When a chance encounter leads to the offer of work as a doorman at a run down nightclub, the jury is out on whether he has taken a step on the road to redemption or finally hit the self-destruct button. He meets volatile head doorman Paul (Paul Barber - The Full Monty), a battle hardened veteran from the old school, who takes Tom under his wing and guides him through the ins and outs of life as a club land 'peacekeeper'. But Tom soon finds out he's entered a world of trouble when Chongi (Mark Russell), the head of the city's biggest 'security' firm, stakes an interest in the down-at-heel club. As the tension escalates, Tom is soon forced to question his new loyalties, and whether he really has lost the bottle for a fight.

Starring	Paul Barber, Robin John Barlow, Kimberley Barrett, Mike Bell, Tom Bell
Director	James Marquand
Studio	SHOWBOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Certificate
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2006 To Rent: DVD: 23 Apr 2007

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- The biff-bang-pow of Liverpool nightlife gets an airing from the bouncerâs perspective in this willing but lifeless... read more on Time Out
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  Just about scrapes 7/10
  
  I spotted this film was at the film festival in Edinburgh and immediately it took my eye, not being screened at many cinemas I emailed the DVD rental people who... read more »
  
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  Great British Film. No Hollywood nonsense.
  
  Loved the hard hitting reality of British life, shot in a simlar way to The Full Monty. No Hollywood boring stories where you know the star ends up happily in ... read more »
  
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  This is not usually the type of film I go for, but i really enjoyed it and would recommend it. some good funny bits and action.
  
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  Not bad, not great either
  
  A fairly cheap British 'gangster' movie that is watchable but nothing spectacular. Some great bar fights and some funny lines delivered by the doormen ... read more »
  
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  Ex Boxer Tom (James McMartin) is on the ropes. His promising fight career is over, his marriage is on the rocks and he's broke. When a chance encounter leads to the offer of work as a doorman at a run down nightclub, the jury is out on whether he has taken a step on the road to redemption or ...