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Dead Mans Shoes
Disaffected soldier Richard returns to his hometown to get even with the thugs who brutalized his simple-minded little brother Anthony years ago.
12 March 1972, Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
26 February 1982, Rossendale, Lancashire, England, UK
1970, Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
8 December 1952, Richmond, Yorkshire, England, UK
5 April 1957, Sedgefield, England, UK
4 November 1968, St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
June 21, 2007
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February 01, 2007
Startlingly powerful, slightly loopy take on the revenge flick . . . offers a wry authenticity that the too-stylish, tough guys and gals in Tarantino's wanna-be-epics of retribution can't exude.
May 12, 2006
A poor fit for anyone. And that includes even the undiscriminating gorehounds looking for yet another bloody slice of payback.
October 13, 2006
What's intriguing is that Meadows makes us identify with these small-time hoods, even as he's setting up their executions.
September 04, 2007
An original, complex, and utterly gruesome revenge parable...
November 10, 2006
The film is further proof that revenge, even when served as a cold dish as this is, ends up being far too chewy for a satisfying movie meal
July 21, 2006
In a swift 86 minutes, director Meadows and co-writer/star Considine give us a methodical, handsome, emotionally intelligent version of the revenge flick.
March 01, 2007
Isn't a mess, but it's sure no competition for Winchester 73, Once Upon a Time in the West or even Kill Bill, films in which payback really is a bitch.
May 12, 2006
Meadows ... very slowly builds to a powerful climax for this arty cross between Straw Dogs and First Blood.
May 20, 2006
In the end, the picture's more pulp than juice.
August 04, 2006
Film plays as a quirky Brit riff on everything from U.S. slasher pics to revenge oaters but without Meadows' usual psychological complexity.
May 18, 2006
There's a hint of Shakespeare's goriest tragedies here, sucked dry of any attendant heart, emotional depth or compelling human interest.