Vendetta (2014)

Highly Overrated But Still Good

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Blistering performances.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Director Stephen Reynolds has created a gem in Vendetta.Starring Danny Dyer who has been in other classic flicks, Human Traffic 1999, The Football Factory 2004, The Business 2005 and Straightheads 2007.Also starring Vincent Regan who has been in other classic flicks, Joan of Arc 1999, 300 2006, Bonded by Blood 2010 and Lockout 2012 plus a season of the classic television series Strike Back 2010-2015, 2017-18.Also starring Bruce Payne who has been in other classic flicks, Necronomicon 1993, Re-Kill 2015 and One Point O 2004.I enjoyed the violence.If you enjoyed this as much as I did then check out other classic revenge flicks, Cold in July 2014, Landmine Goes Click 2015, 45 2006, Instant Death 2017, The Equalizer 2014, The Gift 2015, Revenge 2017, Death Wish 2018 and A Certain Justice 2014.

I have never gone through the effort of writing review and this is my first. However i am very passionate about films and Vendetta (2013) is generally an awful film! the quality of acting throughout is appalling. I usually quite like Danny Dyer and think he is actually very funny in his appearances on TV shows but there were many points in this film when the cheesiness and over the top dramatic scenes and the inability to act them led me to re-evaluate the possibility that the film was actually intended as a spoof comedy. many of the smaller parts were awfully portrayed. For example the part of Jimmy's friend that gets him a gun. His inability to make me believe anything he was trying to act was laughable. equally the special effects were truly dismal. the scene where jimmy breaks into the flat building and gets into a firefight with the drug dealers was unlike anything i have ever seen before; the gun shots were so cartoon like and didn't even slightly relate to the action on screen, again the acting was over the top and poor and the effects of the rounds hitting people and the room were so unrealistic i literally laughed and re-winded it and showed someone else. Although it is awful, this film is so awful that i couldn't stop watching it. Although i have arguably ripped this film apart, it is watchable and enjoyable for its comical value. However if you are intending to watch this film as an good quality action movie or anything other than a spoof then i would suggest watching something else instead.

Any great movie begins with a good story. Vendetta has that. Next, it has to be believable. V gets a high score for that as well and I'm difficult to please. This movie embarrasses the anything goes culture of present day Britain and the gross ineffectiveness of modern-day policing to deal with violent crime. This story shows the vulnerability of ordinary people who are neither warned, trained or equipped to deal with violent confrontation. For those, like our anti-hero in this film, who are willing to deal with the bad guys on their level, the law labels him as a vigilante and puts more resources into apprehending him than are dedicated to dealing with the real criminals. The critics who pan a movie like this cannot see past the chocolate box image of their own comfortable lives and can't stomach any story that gets so uncomfortably close to what real life is like for the other 80%. There's some great dialogue in this movie that reflects much of the frustration with modern politics and laws that anger most decent law-abiding citizens. This is a hidden gem. If you haven't seen it yet, you're in for a treat.

Why would I recommend this film? Well, as much as I enjoy watching American movies, it is sometimes nice to have a rest and see something different. It is nice to see some different scenery, different style and listen to a different accent. Sometimes, it is priceless. It is nice to see a film which is not so much exaggerated, more realistic, without dozens of car explosions, helicopters, driving a car in the opposite direction. It is nice to watch a British, French, German, Scandinavian or any other film every now and then when they make one. The plot of Vendetta is not something original you have not seen before but it is a nice decent and mainly different action film which I have enjoyed watching.