Recommended Film: Four (2011)
Recommended film. Noir. Brit Grit. Crime fiction. Paul Chronnell. John Langridge. Martin Compston. Craig Conway. Sean Pertwee. Kierston Wareing. Indie.
An arrogant rich bloke suspects his wife of having an affair and hires a thug to kidnap her lover … and all sorts of brutal carryings on ensue. Well tasty.
FOUR is a fantastic Brit Grit indie film which uses its limited cast and location very well indeed. Of course there’s a nod to QT along the way but FOUR rings more like a rough and ready spin on Mamet or Pinter. It’s certainly a lot less pretentious than the former. and much more entertaining than the latter.
I really liked it a hell of a hell of a lot. As tight as a nun’s nasty with cracking dialogue and acting. Not for everyone, it seems, but FOUR was very much for me.
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