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Dead Man's Shoes
2004
Two brothers, Richard and Anthony, return to their hometown. Setting up camp in the hills overlooking the town, they reminisce over their past. But Richard has not returned for the memories, he's returned for revenge... Read more
| Starring | Paddy Considine, Gary Stretch, Toby Kebbell |
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| Director | Shane Meadows |
| Run time | 87 mins |
| Genres | Thriller |
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British as a chip butty, Shane Meadows is just about as tasty (and probably about as good for you). His A Room for Romeo Brass is one of the underrated gems of the last ten years - read more »
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93 out of 107 people found this review helpful
as it says on the cover ' one of the best british films in years'
in fact i think i would probably go as far as saying, this is one of the best films i have seen in years.....full stop. now i understand its not going to be everyones cup of tea, but for those out there who like a great film with some good old fashioned brit-grit watch it! it's one of those films where you dont quite know what to do with yourself after it. i mean i watched this film and thought it was great 3 days after watching it, i thought it was amazing - reason being, i kept on thinking about it, it kept on coming back into my head, i think i was a bit traumatised by it to be honest, but if that isnt the sign of a good film i dont know what is.
full of grit and grim, very good acting, and a bit of humor thrown in....watch this! -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
It's Grim Up North
When the Brits get down to it they can produce some really great British drama with a helping of realism and gore on the side. Paddy Considine is suitably deranged as the ex-army soldier dishing out revenge on the midlands gang that tormented his mentally disabled brother. And it's great to see by the reviews that so many people 'got' this movie - it's almost 80% 4/5 stars! It's not going to be to everyone's taste, but it's so quintessentially English despite the subject matter -just look a those '70's cine movies at the beginning, the brooding scenery of the Derbyshire Dales and the dark twists of humour that run through the dialogue.
Where has Gary Stretch been hiding? An ex-boxer (er, guess I missed this back in the '90's but he went head to head with Chris Eubank apparently) he's the big boy in a group of very little fishes, who all gibber in the looming shadow of Considine's insanity and their own impending deaths, and Kebbell is one to watch with his turn as the sad, tormented Antony. I'm going to have to watch this again. Brilliant! -
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Dead Man's Shoes scoops British Film Festival award
- 10 Oct 2004
Shane Meadows' revenge thriller, Dead Man's Shoes has scooped the top prize at the British Film Festival in Dinard, France. Judges announced their unanimous decision to give the Hitchcock d'Or award to the film on Saturday. The award is named after Alfred Hitchcock, the legendary director, who once lived in the Brittany town where the festival is held. The British film tells the tale of two brothers who return to their hometown to get even with a gang of petty thugs who used to torture the... Read more
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