Twenty8k details
| Formats: | 15 DVD, Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Parminder K. Nagra, Kierston Wareing, Melanie Hill, Nicola Posener, Jonas Armstrong, Stephen Dillane, Derek Riddell, Kaya Scodelario |
| Directors: | Neil Thompson, David Kew |
| Genre: | Drama - General |
| Studio: | SHOWBOX MEDIA GROUP LTD |
| Name | Discs | |
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Twenty8k |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Rental release: | 01 Oct 2012 |
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| Main languages: | English |
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TWENTY8 GAY
By britpicdick (42 reviews) , 19 Oct 2012[Highly rated reviewer]
Enter the dumbest detective story I've seen in decades, Twenty8K. The number of implausibilities outnumber anything resembling reality at an alarming ratio. This is one of those annoying thrillers written by people that haven't even taken the time to do a minutes research. Police procedural is ignored, continuity errors are legion and the true villain of the piece is easy to spot despite massive efforts to conceal their identity. A heroine with no background in investigations comes across like Alex Cross and has the uncanny ability to open doors without keys, turn invisible by screwing her eyes shut and can travel across London in seconds. Damn this was crap. Right to the plot.
Deeva (PARMINDER NAGRA - BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM) returns from her fashion designer job in Paris to give her family support when her younger brother, Vipon (SEBASTIAN NANENA) gets arrested for murdering a fellow gang member. Club owner, Ricky (GREGG CHILLIN - 4. 3. 2. 1) accidentally tapes the shooting but won't come forward with the truth because it endangers his drug selling trade links. The police have their own reasons for keeping Vipon locked up on a trumped up charge. Various plot knots involving high level police doubling as pimps and a blackmail plot entangling Vipon's girlfriend (KAYA SCODELARIO - WUTHERING HEIGHTS). Police boss, Stephen Dillane (44 INCH CHEST) and drug king pin, Danny (MICHAEL SOCHA - THIS IS ENGLAND) will do anything to stop Deeva's incessant and dogmatic investigating. Bodies pile up and Deeva faces the likelihood that her brother is going to go down for a crime he never committed. She only has one friend who believes in her and that's the suspiciously underused but second-billed Jonas Armstrong (ROBIN HOOD: TV) who shows up as the manager of the Youth Centre. He also happens to live a mansion designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and drives a sports car with doors that go up. Oh yeah, who is the mysterious figure in a cloak and goggles seen at the scene of the shooting and at a later hit and run? Scratch your chin hair. I kept on wishing, Ricky would just blow the whistle and submit the footage to the newspaper but no he doesn't. Doors get kicked in by Deeva, a fat security guard gets tricked with fake eyelash batting (twice), she can find hospital records in seconds on unprotected computers in seconds. And so it goes without feeling the need to entertain or thrill at any turn. I've never seen a more lacklustre detective mystery. Accomplished actors got through the motions but it's yet another example of a wasted opportunity.
1. 5 out of 10 - It gets 1. 5 for some committed performances but this film is ill-thought out. Badly plotted and beyond boring. Lazy and plain dog sh*t.
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(7)Dull - Boring - Lifeless
By a customer , 03 Dec 2012Oh dear what a waste, I couldn't sit through more than twenty minutes or so. I could not have cared less about a single character. btw, this film inspired me to write my first ever review- Was this review helpful to you?
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Not a bad film.
By gingerspike (410 reviews) from Grimsby , 24 Nov 2012Not a bad film from the writer of the (once great) TV series Shameless. The film revolves around the killing of a teenage boy in a nightclub shooting. A little unbelievable in places, the film could have been so much better, but if you have nothing better to do it's worth a look.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Good film
By Worthawatch (1 review) , 23 Nov 2012Thought this film was good. I also enjoy a film with a twist and this had it. I never watch or dont watch on some one else review. But this is defo worth a watch- Was this review helpful to you?
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Not that good.
By Scorpioman (2 reviews) , 24 Oct 2012I didn't think 'Deeva' was believable or she wasn't a very good actress. My wife gave up with the film after about 30minutes and I watched the rest of the film the following day while she was at work. Towards the end I felt it was like a TV film with corrupt police and crooked business men, all trying to make a fast buck.- Was this review helpful to you?
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TWENTY8 GAY
By britpicdick (42 reviews) , 19 Oct 2012Enter the dumbest detective story I've seen in decades, Twenty8K. The number of implausibilities outnumber anything resembling reality at an alarming ratio. This is one of those annoying thrillers written by people that haven't even taken the time to do a minutes research. Police procedural is ignored, continuity errors are legion and the true villain of the piece is easy to spot despite massive efforts to conceal their identity. A heroine with no background in investigations comes across like Alex Cross and has the uncanny ability to open doors without keys, turn invisible by screwing her eyes shut and can travel across London in seconds. Damn this was crap. Right to the plot.
Deeva (PARMINDER NAGRA - BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM) returns from her fashion designer job in Paris to give her family support when her younger brother, Vipon (SEBASTIAN NANENA) gets arrested for murdering a fellow gang member. Club owner, Ricky (GREGG CHILLIN - 4. 3. 2. 1) accidentally tapes the shooting but won't come forward with the truth because it endangers his drug selling trade links. The police have their own reasons for keeping Vipon locked up on a trumped up charge. Various plot knots involving high level police doubling as pimps and a blackmail plot entangling Vipon's girlfriend (KAYA SCODELARIO - WUTHERING HEIGHTS). Police boss, Stephen Dillane (44 INCH CHEST) and drug king pin, Danny (MICHAEL SOCHA - THIS IS ENGLAND) will do anything to stop Deeva's incessant and dogmatic investigating. Bodies pile up and Deeva faces the likelihood that her brother is going to go down for a crime he never committed. She only has one friend who believes in her and that's the suspiciously underused but second-billed Jonas Armstrong (ROBIN HOOD: TV) who shows up as the manager of the Youth Centre. He also happens to live a mansion designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and drives a sports car with doors that go up. Oh yeah, who is the mysterious figure in a cloak and goggles seen at the scene of the shooting and at a later hit and run? Scratch your chin hair. I kept on wishing, Ricky would just blow the whistle and submit the footage to the newspaper but no he doesn't. Doors get kicked in by Deeva, a fat security guard gets tricked with fake eyelash batting (twice), she can find hospital records in seconds on unprotected computers in seconds. And so it goes without feeling the need to entertain or thrill at any turn. I've never seen a more lacklustre detective mystery. Accomplished actors got through the motions but it's yet another example of a wasted opportunity.
1. 5 out of 10 - It gets 1. 5 for some committed performances but this film is ill-thought out. Badly plotted and beyond boring. Lazy and plain dog sh*t.
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