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Offence Reviews

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Detective Sergeant Johnson (Sean Connery, in a career-defining role) has been on the Force for twenty years. He has seen too much dying, too much lying and too much maiming. When confronted with a suspect in a child-molesting case, he can no longer contain his fury. Read more

Starring	Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant, Ian Bannen
Director	Sidney Lumet
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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- Adaptation of a stage play (This Story of Yours) by John Hopkins (of Z Cars). Discreet as it is, the opening-out... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
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- - 7
  - 2
  A must for anyone who lives in Bracknell
  
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  Anyone who lives in Bracknell, particularly Wildridings must rent this. Yup, that really is the great Sean Connery wandering around all your fav Bracknell spots... read more »
  
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  - Pangbourne
  - 08 Sep 2005 at 16:03
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- - 0
  - 1
  Great little movie
  
  Interesting and thought provoking film, excellent performances from the central characters.
  
  Connery is a damn fine actor, and this is a nice vehicle ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 11 Feb 2011 at 13:12
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  - 2
  The Offence (Sean Connery)
  
  When I first saw this in mid-1970s I felt surprised to see Sean Connery hold his own as an actor in scenes with high-calibre players such as Trevor Howard, ... read more »
  
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  - North of Watford
  - 11 Jan 2011 at 21:38
- - 1
  - 0
  Still packs a punch
  
  Melodramatic but tense and darkly atmospheric. A world-weary, seen-it-all cop's desperate longing for innocence and purity leads to an interview room ... read more »
  
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  - 127 reviews
  - Oxfordshire
  - 11 Aug 2010 at 00:13
- - 1
  - 0
  One film too many.
  
  We gave up on this one after half an hour or so - the long panning night shots, presumably to establish atmosphere,we just found tedious, the cop who never ... read more »
  
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  - Richmond,Surrey,UK
  - 19 Feb 2009 at 17:38
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  - 0
  Offence
  
  Obscure Sean Connery title which sees him play effectively against type as a police detective slowly drowning in a career dead end of death and mayhem. Based (I... read more »
  
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  - Middlesbrough
  - 02 Feb 2009 at 11:45
- - 1
  - 0
  Muddled motives
  
  Not quite sure what the motives were here. One of them must have been to shock the audience. It succeeded in doing so at the time of its release. Not so sure ... read more »
  
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  - Barry, Wales
  - 22 Nov 2008 at 16:04
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  Offence
  
  This gritty drama has quite a depressing storyline, but is well worth sticking with as the acting from Connery and Howard is intense and a masterclass in ... read more »
  
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- - Smythe
  - 5 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 11 Jul 2008 at 17:45
- - 1
  - 0
  Customer Review
  
  This film has the feel of a BBC2 play for today from the early 1970s (with slightly higher production values) as co-written by Friedriech Nietzsche, R.D. Laing... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 1
  - 0
  Rebus on smack!
  
  I rented this because of the Bracknell filming locations, and was very impressed with the film, the characters, plot and script.
  
  Look out for Point ... read more »
  
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- - Paul Kendall
  - Sandhurst, England
  - 08 May 2008 at 10:25
- - 3
  - 0
  tough policier
  
  Lumet in uk and I think i would go for anderson tapes rather than this but still worth seeing.
  
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  - london, england
  - 21 Jul 2007 at 21:35
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- - 7
  - 2
  A must for anyone who lives in Bracknell
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Anyone who lives in Bracknell, particularly Wildridings must rent this. Yup, that really is the great Sean Connery wandering around all your fav Bracknell spots... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 148758
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - bobsto
  - 45 reviews
  - Pangbourne
  - 08 Sep 2005 at 16:03
- - 3
  - 0
  tough policier
  
  Lumet in uk and I think i would go for anderson tapes rather than this but still worth seeing.
  
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  - london, england
  - 21 Jul 2007 at 21:35
- - 2
  - 1
  Tour-de-force in ...
  
  Tour-de-force in acting, the atmosphere is electric and keeps you hanging on the the enevitable ditressing ending.
  
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  - ARDROSSAN
  - 06 Nov 2004 at 21:53
- - 1
  - 0
  Rebus on smack!
  
  I rented this because of the Bracknell filming locations, and was very impressed with the film, the characters, plot and script.
  
  Look out for Point ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 563307
- - Paul Kendall
  - Sandhurst, England
  - 08 May 2008 at 10:25
- - 1
  - 0
  Customer Review
  
  This film has the feel of a BBC2 play for today from the early 1970s (with slightly higher production values) as co-written by Friedriech Nietzsche, R.D. Laing... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 580661
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 1
  - 0
  Offence
  
  This gritty drama has quite a depressing storyline, but is well worth sticking with as the acting from Connery and Howard is intense and a masterclass in ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 596549
- - Smythe
  - 5 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 11 Jul 2008 at 17:45
- - 1
  - 0
  Muddled motives
  
  Not quite sure what the motives were here. One of them must have been to shock the audience. It succeeded in doing so at the time of its release. Not so sure ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 662859
- - a customer
  - Barry, Wales
  - 22 Nov 2008 at 16:04
- - 1
  - 0
  Offence
  
  Obscure Sean Connery title which sees him play effectively against type as a police detective slowly drowning in a career dead end of death and mayhem. Based (I... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 700169
- - a customer
  - Middlesbrough
  - 02 Feb 2009 at 11:45
- - 1
  - 0
  One film too many.
  
  We gave up on this one after half an hour or so - the long panning night shots, presumably to establish atmosphere,we just found tedious, the cop who never ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 712038
- - a customer
  - Richmond,Surrey,UK
  - 19 Feb 2009 at 17:38
- - 1
  - 0
  Still packs a punch
  
  Melodramatic but tense and darkly atmospheric. A world-weary, seen-it-all cop's desperate longing for innocence and purity leads to an interview room ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 913428
- - NDG
  - 127 reviews
  - Oxfordshire
  - 11 Aug 2010 at 00:13

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  Detective Sergeant Johnson (Sean Connery, in a career-defining role) has been on the Force for twenty years. He has seen too much dying, too much lying and too much maiming. When confronted with a suspect in a child-molesting case, he can no longer contain his fury....