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Straightheads (2007) -- After surviving a gang rape and mugging, a middle aged businesswoman and her 23 year old boyfriend plot to murder their attackers, but find themselves conflicted about carrying out their plans.
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Dan Reed (writer)
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27 April 2007 (UK) more
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Let the revenge fit the crime
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After surviving a gang rape and mugging, a middle aged businesswoman and her 23 year old boyfriend plot to murder their attackers, but find themselves conflicted about carrying out their plans. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Danny Dyer ... Adam

Gillian Anderson ... Alice

Adam Rayner ... Jago
Antony Byrne ... Misha (as Anthony Byrne)

Anthony Calf ... Heffer

Ralph Brown ... Jamie
Steven Robertson ... Bill
Gugu Mbatha-Raw ... Young PA
Neil Finnighan ... Man On Horse

Francesca Fowler ... Sophie
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Also Known As:
Closure (USA) (DVD title)
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Rated R for strong brutal violence including rape, sexual content, language and some drug use.
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80 min
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An Eye for an Eye (Literally), 11 July 2008
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Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

After the installation of an alarm system by the twenty-three year old low-class Adam (Danny Dyer) in her fancy upper class apartment, the sophisticated owner Alice (Gillian Anderson) invites him to go with her in her boss' "opening house" boring party in the countryside. Adam dates Alice and has a dream night in the fashionable party inclusive having sex with her. While driving back home in a lonely cobblestone road in the middle of the night, Alice hits a moose and the couple parks the car to remove the wounded animal from the road. However, a van stops and a gang brutally assaults Adam and rapes Alice. One month later, Adam is impotent with Alice, has awful scars in his face and a blind eye and the traumatized Alice returns to her work. However, she is informed that her father has passed away and she travels back to the countryside to visit her father's home. While driving back home, she meets one of her rapist by chance and she discovers where he lives. Alice meets Adam and convinces him to come with her to take revenge against the violent man.

"Closure" is a weird movie, with a promising premise wasted in an awful and pointless screenplay. The story begins with an absolutely poor development of the lead characters: who is upper-middle class Alice; what is her profession; and how is her relationship the "alarm guy" Adam? I understand that they might have had a past since Alice has a suit that fits perfectly in Adam; otherwise she is simply a woman seeking for one night stand. In the story, Alice is a tough character seeking revenge while Adam is weak; however, the situation reverts in the end, and Adam's attitude is totally plausible and believable; but Alice seems to feel sorry and sympathy for the violent rapist and the whole plot becomes senseless and pointless. In my opinion, Dan Reed lost the opportunity to make a great revenge movie like, for example, Neil Jordan's "The Brave One" of the same year (2007) is. My vote is five.

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