THIS WEEK'S FILMS ON DVD REVIEWED
Run all Night
UK certificate 15
109 mins
Genre : Action/Crime/Drama/Mystery/Thriller
Directed by : Jaume Collet-Serra
Starring : Liam Neeson/Joel Kinnaman/Ed Harris
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Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon, once known as The Gravedigger, has seen better days. Longtime best friend of mob boss. Jimmy, now 55, is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son, becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy just has one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.
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A solid action drama with a suspenseful gritty storyline compliment by top draw performances.
In my view better than the Taken franchise movies.....
Recommended
7.5/10
Seventh Son
UK certificate 12
98 mins
Genre : Action/Adventure/Fantasy
Directed by : Sergey Bodrov
Starring : Jeff Bridges/Ben Barnes/Julianne Moore
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John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected he country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade. Most have failed to survive. The last hope is a young farmer's son named Thomas Ward. Will he survive the training to become the spook that so many others couldn't?
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A run of the mill fantasy with good visual effects and performances to match.
Loosely based on the book "The Spook's Apprentice" by Joseph Delaney.
If you like fantasy then you may like this.
6/10
Strike Back Season 5 : Legacy
UK certificate 18
10 episodes on three discs
Genre : Action/Adventure/Drama
Directed by : Julian Holmes
Starring : Philip Winchester/Sullivan Stapleton/Colin Salmon
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Scott & Stonebridge go up against the state sanctioned criminal wing of the North Korean regime, known as Office 39.
Coordinated by a beautiful and devoted North Korean agent deeply embedded in the British Establishment, Han Li-na (Michelle Yeoh) is secretly assembling intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of wiping out Washington and London.
Putting a stop to the threat posed by North Korea becomes Section 20’s undoing when, in a bid to ease escalating global tensions, Sir Charles Ridley (James Wilby) a senior figure within Whitehall, brokers a deal with North Korea to eliminate Section 20.
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An excellent series well scripted and acted...Superb action scenes compliment.
Sadly the last season....but a damn good one.
Highly recommended
8/10
The trailer dose'nt do justice to the series.