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Surveillance Reviews

2007

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Surveillance is a fast moving conspiracy thriller set in contemporary Britain. Adam is a teacher. He lives in the countryside and comes to London to club and pick-up guys on the net. But one of these men carries deadly information about an affair with a gay Royal. There are those who would stop at nothing to keep the heir to .. Read more

Starring	Dawn Steele, Tom Harper, Sean Brendan Brosnan, Nicholas Jones
Director	Paul Oremland
Genres	Drama, Gay/Lesbian

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  - 1
  A missed opportunity
  
  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 ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Malc
  - 34 reviews
  - London
  - 14 Nov 2007 at 19:10
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  - 0
  Rent This!
  
  A first class thriller that keeps you guessing right up to the final frame.
  
  No-one is who they seem.
  
  : )
  
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- - a customer
  - Cardiff
  - 22 Feb 2011 at 21:28
- - 1
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  Half baked
  
  This 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 ... read more »
  
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  - Surrey
  - 05 Feb 2010 at 18:01
- - 0
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  survallence
  
  when 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 ... read more »
  
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- - damagexx
  - 4 reviews
  - Redditch
  - 13 May 2009 at 21:25
- - 0
  - 0
  CCTV - Turned Off
  
  Disapointing! 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.<... read more »
  
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- - OJ Donnelly
  - Surrey
  - 28 Apr 2009 at 14:54
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  wasted opportunity
  
  potentially great idea that is totally wasted by the annoying camera work and rambling story line.
  
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  - Folkestone
  - 31 Jan 2009 at 07:53
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  CONFUSED!
  
  Not a bad film but have a pen and paper at the ready to make notes. Half the time I was confused about what was happening and who was who. It also left a lot of... read more »
  
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- - Daniel Sparks
  - Kent, England
  - 06 Sep 2008 at 22:18
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  - 0
  Yawn
  
  I had read the reviews on here but thought I'd make up my own mind as the plot sounded quite good. What a mistake. I will go with the reviews in future.<... read more »
  
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  - Blackpool
  - 20 Jul 2008 at 19:54
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  - 1
  Customer Review
  
  This is really poor. The idea of surveillance cameras explaines the constantly changing film stock, the harsh lighting and overall cheap quality. That could be ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Customer Review
  
  Sub Bourne Identity gays vs the establishment stuff. Not terrible by any means, it at least makes you think about how much we are monitored wherever we are. ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Customer Review
  
  I think the prevous reviews are a little harsh. The "dodgy" camerawork is explained at the start of the film by the premise that it is assembled from ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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- - 10
  - 1
  A missed opportunity
  
  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 ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 494753
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Malc
  - 34 reviews
  - London
  - 14 Nov 2007 at 19:10
- - 3
  - 0
  a disappointment
  
  A straight to dvd british thriller, at least it feels like that. In spite of big ambitions, this film doesn’t work as a techno thriller, gay movie or ... read more »
  
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  - aberfeldy
  - 18 Nov 2007 at 10:40
- - 3
  - 1
  awful
  
  really annoyingly filmed - you could do better with a camcorder
  
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- - a customer
  - co down
  - 08 Sep 2007 at 17:43
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  - 0
  Customer Review
  
  I think the prevous reviews are a little harsh. The "dodgy" camerawork is explained at the start of the film by the premise that it is assembled from ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 584717
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 2
  - 0
  Customer Review
  
  Sub Bourne Identity gays vs the establishment stuff. Not terrible by any means, it at least makes you think about how much we are monitored wherever we are. ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 584718
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 1
  - 0
  Half baked
  
  This 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 ... read more »
  
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- 857942
- - a customer
  - Surrey
  - 05 Feb 2010 at 18:01
- - 1
  - 1
  boring
  
  boring ,fell asleep .
  
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- - olly
  - 155 reviews
  - London
  - 20 Dec 2007 at 14:01
- - 1
  - 1
  Customer Review
  
  This is really poor. The idea of surveillance cameras explaines the constantly changing film stock, the harsh lighting and overall cheap quality. That could be ... read more »
  
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- 584716
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 0
  - 0
  Yawn
  
  I had read the reviews on here but thought I'd make up my own mind as the plot sounded quite good. What a mistake. I will go with the reviews in future.<... read more »
  
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- 600973
- - a customer
  - Blackpool
  - 20 Jul 2008 at 19:54
- - 0
  - 0
  CONFUSED!
  
  Not a bad film but have a pen and paper at the ready to make notes. Half the time I was confused about what was happening and who was who. It also left a lot of... read more »
  
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- 625282
- - Daniel Sparks
  - Kent, England
  - 06 Sep 2008 at 22:18

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  Surveillance is a fast moving conspiracy thriller set in contemporary Britain. Adam is a teacher. He lives in the countryside and comes to London to club and pick-up guys on the net. But one of these men carries deadly information about an affair with a gay Royal. There are those who would stop at ...