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Dead Man's Shoes Reviews

2004

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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
Director	Shane Meadows
Genres	Thriller

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- Director Shane Meadows transplants a classic Western revenge tale to the UK... read more »
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  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 ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Brian Bennett
  - London
  - 21 Dec 2004 at 16:03
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  - 0
  Honest review
  
  This film was extremely good, not for the faint hearted or girls named Stacey. Enjoyed it, wierdly satisfying when they got stabbed up. Definitely worth a watch... read more »
  
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- - JackofClubs
  - 1 review
  - 24 May 2012 at 06:39
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  - 0
  Feels Original
  
  'Great' British Thriller (See what I did there? ;]) that was full of emotion. I have given this review the title 'Original' as I feel it told ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 23 May 2012 at 21:20
- - 0
  - 1
  zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzz
  
  I like the concept of this movie and the plot was good and solid but to be honest I found myself doing other things whilst watching it, coming back five minutes... read more »
  
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- 1120898
- - a customer
  - 21 May 2012 at 22:37
- - 1
  - 0
  Stick with it!
  
  I was a little wary at first as it felt low budget, even for a British film and for the first 10-15 minutes was debating with my other half whether we should ... read more »
  
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- 1120064
- - BigBadDel
  - 2 reviews
  - 18 May 2012 at 13:54
- - 2
  - 2
  Not a Hollywood blockbuster
  
  Whilst I applaud FILMFOUR for making British films, I did find this one to be a little slow and drawn out.
  
  Watch this if you want a change from ... read more »
  
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- 1118237
- - sgl76
  - 2 reviews
  - 11 May 2012 at 03:14
- - 2
  - 0
  Today's Revenge
  
  A cowboylike film set in Yorkshire, with all the features of a classic revenge scenario, but brought bang up to date. It features a well contrived surprise ... read more »
  
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- 1118125
- - a customer
  - 10 May 2012 at 18:30
- - 3
  - 1
  Brilliant raw british film
  
  Brilliant film, Very raw emotional british film with excerllent acting and storyline very well made. Thoroughly recommend. At first we wasn't enthusiastic ... read more »
  
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- 1116958
- - loz26
  - 1 review
  - 06 May 2012 at 09:02
- - 3
  - 0
  one to watch :)
  
  Watched this film a few years back and when i saw it on here had to see it again, what can i say, shane meadows this is one of you best ones, did not move ... read more »
  
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- - happychap
  - 1 review
  - 05 May 2012 at 16:08
- - 0
  - 6
  Ok Black Comedy.
  
  passable black comedy, but with decent acting and good cinematography. I thought the scenes and plot could have been expanded furher. Overall ok movie.
  
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- 1115086
- - ikstarr
  - 7 reviews
  - 29 Apr 2012 at 03:02
- - 1
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  british movie at its best
  
  amazing movie, loved every minute. great storyline, very engaging and captivating. beautifully filmed, great sound track ...no need for any FX or big star cast... read more »
  
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- 1115036
- - wantbemoviebuff
  - 1 review
  - 28 Apr 2012 at 23:17
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  - 27
  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 ... read more »
  
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- 60185
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Brian Bennett
  - London
  - 21 Dec 2004 at 16:03
- - 75
  - 22
  Not as good as everyone thinks
  
  It's wonderful to see Great British public raving over this movie. Yes, it's good and well made if you're at all familiar with the real life ... read more »
  
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- - RJTaylor
  - 31 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 06 Aug 2005 at 01:45
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  Highly recommended low budget brit-flick.
  
  I went to see this at the tiny independent 'Phoenix Picture House' in Oxford when it came out. It should really have been released to a much bigger ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Oxford, UK
  - 01 Feb 2005 at 11:39
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  - 5
  Tension, emotion, violence
  
  This movie got some great reviews and a reliable recommendation from a friend so our expectations were high and my wife and I were not disappointed. Dead Mans ... read more »
  
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- - Graham
  - UK
  - 10 Jan 2007 at 10:02
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  - 4
  Revenge!
  
  This is my favourite film of the year so far. The lead is faultless and highly believable in his role as ex army man out for revenge. The extent of the reason... read more »
  
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- - Jim78
  - 10 reviews
  - Tooting
  - 11 May 2005 at 18:45
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  Fantastic
  
  Dead Man's Shoes is a film that I'd been waiting for since it's Premiere at the Edinburgh Festival last year. The buzz was promising - a return to ... read more »
  
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- - Dave
  - Ireland
  - 09 Apr 2005 at 09:41
- - 21
  - 4
  Perfectly formed
  
  A gorgeous sunny Derbyshire is the setting for this perfect small film of small town revenge and redemption.
  
  Paddy Considine (from Chris Morris’... read more »
  
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- - Miphon
  - oxfordshire
  - 10 Nov 2004 at 14:35
- - 20
  - 8
  SLIGHTLY OVERRATED
  
  I WAS BORED WITH THIS FILM 4 ABOUT 40MINS THE LAST 20 MINS WAS THE BEST
  
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- - scorpion
  - 538 reviews
  - Mexborough
  - 20 Dec 2007 at 10:07
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  - 1
  New British Violence!
  
  Not quite what I expected. After seeing the trailer, I thought it might be a bit like a horror film, because he was wearing the gas mask. It’s more of a ... read more »
  
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- - Ned0
  - W.Yorks
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 10:14
- - 16
  - 1
  Brutal but Brilliant!!
  
  I was blown away by this film, about time too as I am getting rather fed up with the typical American thriller fodder of late. Paddy Considine is excellent as ... read more »
  
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- - Bex401
  - Cheshire
  - 16 Mar 2005 at 16:48

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Critics' reviews
- Director Shane Meadows transplants a classic Western revenge tale to the UK... read more »
- LOVEFiLM Review
  - Tom Charity
  - LOVEFiLM
- Slow-paced drama, set in shabby suburbia and grubby rooms; there's a fault at its heart: the villains are so limited in their pleasures and aspirations that a more satisfying revenge would have been to allow them to continue with their squalid lives.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
- With his autistic brother at his shoulder, accompanied by the wistful strum of Smogs Vessel in Vain and... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 12 Jun 2009 at 01:23
- Chilling... The Best Brit Film You've Seen This Year.
- 12994
- - Zoo
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- Raw, Searing... Completely Gripping.
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- - Empire
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- Scary, Vicious And Violent.
- 12993
- - Mail on Sunday
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00

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