Right from the start, this movie goes straight for the underbelly of society. I found it gave me a knot of stress in the stomach from the get-go, not least of all because the street "yoof" scum-bags it portrays are sadly all to real.
I was looking forward to our protagonists, led by Sean Bean, taking up arms and dishing out some righteous punishment, even if only as a catharsis for the tension and antipathy produced by the aforementioned street slime.
And here was the source of my frustration. As a vigilante group, these guys are a complete bunch of muppets! Their clumsy, inept approach to dealing with their "targets" is probably very realistic, as pretty much any regular Joe Public would be equally clueless, conflicted and feeble. But hell, I wanted to see some arse-kicking going on! :)
For all this, it was strangely compelling viewing but at the end of it, I definitely did not feel comfortably satisfied. Worth watching, certainly, but its not light entertainment by any means.
I was looking forward to our protagonists, led by Sean Bean, taking up arms and dishing out some righteous punishment, even if only as a catharsis for the tension and antipathy produced by the aforementioned street slime.
And here was the source of my frustration. As a vigilante group, these guys are a complete bunch of muppets! Their clumsy, inept approach to dealing with their "targets" is probably very realistic, as pretty much any regular Joe Public would be equally clueless, conflicted and feeble. But hell, I wanted to see some arse-kicking going on! :)
For all this, it was strangely compelling viewing but at the end of it, I definitely did not feel comfortably satisfied. Worth watching, certainly, but its not light entertainment by any means.