All Things To All Men (2014)

Truly Dreadful Film

Expected more

Best movie ever!

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

THE DEADLY GAME is a middling addition to the current wave of British crime thrillers. It has a large cast of interesting characters but also a rather murky storyline lacking in characters to root for. The scripting and directing are strictly pedestrian and the story is never quite as suspenseful as you'd wish for. The main thing it has going for it is an excellent cast of well-chosen actors. Toby Stephens plays a hitman with cold-faced relish. Rufus Sewell is a corrupt cop but nonetheless full of charisma throughout. Gabriel Byrne plays an imposing crime boss and there are more minor roles for James Frain, the underrated Julian Sands, Ralph Brown and Neil Maskell.

I'd like to take credit for that summary line, but it wasn't entirely my idea. Actually it was all done by someone else, who "translates" movie titles into the German language. In this instance as with other movies too, an English title gets replaced with another English title. But it makes it sound a lot more interesting than the original title ... maybe that is.But back to the movie, that has some really good actors in it (check the casting here on IMDb), and all of them do deliver. While this obviously is restraint in its making (budget wise and story wise), it does have a few small punches to add to the mix. Not things that you haven't seen before (you could call the movie predictable), but still things that make it fun to watch. Decent effort then

I also disagree with Nick Stones review.Slow to start - definitely not. I was glued to the screen from the moment the film began.This was a slick British crime drama that I've come to expect from the Brits. No one writes mystery and crime drama like they do.And you could not have asked for better actors to play their respective roles; from Rufus Sewell, Gabriel Byrne, to Toby Stephens they all provided excellent performances.The one thing I love about British crime drama is that many writers fail purposely or not to explain everything, they leave the audience to figure out various parts of the plot line, which I personally like and approve. And this movie had a lot of plot twists and unexpected results that will have your jaw dropping.I recommend this movie to anyone who appreciates British crime drama.

I have to disagree with Nick Stones review. Either he wasn't watching it at all or his interpretation was somewhat misguided.I found this to be a good movie typical of the type of English crime drama i have come to expect over the years.I thought the plot was well thought out and the twists and turns quite fascinating.Yes one does have to keep focused on whats going on but that is the whole idea.It kept me glued to the screen wondering who was going to do what next.The ending for me was an ending i believe was appropriate. 3/4 of the way through i had a feeling it would end that way.I was left feeling this was not a waste of my time and, unlike Nick Stone, i would recommend it.