Surveillance details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Nicholas Jones, Tom Harper, Sean Brendan Brosnan, Dawn Steele, Simon Callow |
| Director: | Paul Oremland |
| Genres: | Drama - Biography, Crime, Gay/Lesbian - Gay |
| Studio: | PECCADILLO PICTURES |
| Name | Discs | |
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Surveillance |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 26 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 27 Aug 2007 |
| Main languages: | English |
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A missed opportunity
By Malc (34 reviews) from London , 14 Nov 2007[Highly rated reviewer]
On the plus side, it's great to have a genre thriller where the leading man is both gay and 'normal' - he sleeps with men but he's not camp or outrageous or simply there to be the comedy 'best friend'. I also commend the director's wish to say something about a society under constant scrutiny and about the paranoia iand homophobia which still exist in high circles. But for all its ambitions this fails to satisfy. The mixture of formats (film, HD, CCTV footage) must have seeemed daring but it looks cheap, and the performances don't seem to have had time to settle in. Only experienced veterans Simon Callow and Michael Elwyn give the piece weight and a credibility which the unpersuasive storyline fails to deliver.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(14)Rent This!
By a customer from Cardiff , 22 Feb 2011A first class thriller that keeps you guessing right up to the final frame.
No-one is who they seem.
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Half baked
By a customer from Surrey , 05 Feb 2010This film felt like a two or three part TV 'thriller' (probably ITV, maybe Channel 4 on a bad day!). The idea was good but there was little tension or excitement and boundaries could have been pushed further and it was rather sterile as was the acting generally. The surveillance themed camera work was over used and became irritating and distracting.- Was this review helpful to you?
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survallence
By damagexx (4 reviews) from Redditch , 13 May 2009when it first started i thought oh no not shot like the blair witch but fifteen minutes into the film i wa hooked best acted and written gay themed film i have watched for a while well worth a night or lazy afternoon in- Was this review helpful to you?
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CCTV - Turned Off
By OJ Donnelly from Surrey , 28 Apr 2009Disapointing! The acting was ok but the story was dull, slow and footage was distracting. Artistic perhaps but an hour and a half of it and it gets annoying.
Reason to watch this film - none, other than a good looking Tom Harper- Was this review helpful to you?
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wasted opportunity
By a customer from Folkestone , 31 Jan 2009potentially great idea that is totally wasted by the annoying camera work and rambling story line.- Was this review helpful to you?
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