Outlaw (2007)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Nick Love

Writer:

Nick Love (writer)

Release Date:

9 March 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Crime

Tagline:

There will be no excuses. The guilty will be punished. No one is above OUTLAW

Plot:

A group of people who feel betrayed by their government and let down by their police force form a modern-day outlaw posse in order to right what they see as the wrongs of society. |

Plot Keywords:

Vigilante Justice | Pub | Murdered Unborn Child | Beating | Engaged Couple

Cast

Sean Bean	...	Danny Bryant
Danny Dyer	...	Gene Dekker
Rupert Friend	...	Sandy Mardell
Sean Harris	...	Simon Hillier
Lennie James	...	Cedric Munroe
Bob Hoskins	...	Walter Lewis
Sally Bretton	...	Kelly
Joe Jackson	...	Subaru Kid 1
Dave Legeno	...	Ian Furlong
Igor Smiljevic	...	Subaru Kid 2 (as Igor Breakenback)
James Farbell	...	Subaru Kid 3
Emily Maitlis	...	Herself
Shane Reese	...	Kid 1
Ethan Wilson	...	Kid 2
Rory Pettyjohns	...	Kid 3

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, pervasive language and brief sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | Ireland:18 | Australia:MA (2007) | New Zealand:R18 | USA:R | Finland:K-18 | Norway:18 (TV rating) | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Bream, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Company:

Ingenious Film Partners

Trivia:

Nick Love based the screenplay on newspaper stories and anecdotes he's been told by people all over the UK. The narrative is fictional, but many of the incidents portrayed are based on fact.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: (At 14:00) When Simon Hillier is spying on Danny Bryant via CCTV, he controls the CCTV cameras using a remote joystick. The joystick makes whirring motor noises, which joysticks do not make. The motors that move the cameras (on some models) make such noises but this would not be heard at the controller end.

Quotes:

Bryant: Why's he on bail?
Walter Lewis: Shoplifting crayons apparently.

Movie Connections:

References Munich (2005)

Soundtrack:

Puppy Love

Interesting concept

The idea of vigilante revenge is a powerful basis.

This movie shows not only the possibilities of revenge but the reluctance and hesitation to engage in the same.

It was well acted and mostly believable but the plot did tend to get muddied a bit at certain points. Gives an interesting view of British home life, office life, and countryside as well to those interested in British culture.

Overall, it caught my interest and kept me watching until the rather predictable ending. But predictable ending aside it shouldn't matter to most movie watchers as the action keeps everything moving and keeps it interesting to the end.