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Loose End (2009)
Entertaining and stylish little indie thriller
I watched this little film on dailymotion when it was featured a few months ago, yes it is uber low budget and by going on the credits made solely by one guy, but I found it really well done and it did keep me gripped until the very end. The plot is very simple and pays obvious homage to classic films like "A fistful of dollars" "Night of the Hunter" having a very modern western feel, but when I say modern the film does feel very seventies in its "style" which it does have a lot of. The characters were very likable or dislikeable depending on their role and mostly well acted. The standout character is the lead "JACK" whose cold presence is overshadowed only by his cockney wit, making him quite vicious but comical at the same time. The camera work was more to be desired but judging by the list of camera operators at the end credits consisted mainly of other cast, it seems the director was pretty well short staffed, so there are a few lighting issues and shaky moments, but it does add some charm. All in all I really liked it and watched it a couple of times when it was featured and it definitely made me nostalgic of those classic seventies and eighties action/thriller movies.