Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Made on a shoestring budget in a small British town this release is truly amazing given the context of what it had to work with. Granted there's no Oscar worthy performances and it's arguably a little on the 'mindless' side of films there's fantastically tense moments and a fairly interesting story, recommend a watch

'Dead Man's Shoes' is the fourth full-length feature film directed and written by Shane Meadows in 2004. Starring Paddy Considine, it tells the story of an ex-soldier who returns home to a small town in the Midlands seeking revenge on a group of thugs who have terrorised his younger brother. The film, at first, embraces the ultimate act of revenge with dark humour and disturbing violence, but soon turns out to criticise what effect vengeance has on the protagonist.The film questions the role of masculinity in British working-class society by having very different male stereotypes thrown together in a very isolated environment. Not only does the film make a statement about gender roles, but more importantly, it tackles the issue of honour and justice. The audience's allegiances sway dramatically throughout the film as Richard (Considine) becomes more brutal in his execution styles. A similar British film that challenges the audience's perception of who is right is Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange'.On simple viewing of this film, you could say that it is a revenge slasher-flick with plenty of gore; however, I feel that this film is a powerful piece of cinema that is a statement for the immorality of British society and the ideologies it imposes but it also uses Uttoxeter to show the corruption of human nature.

To use the word masterpiece would be an understatement. This film will stay with you for the rest of your life. Paddy Considine gives one of the greatest acting performances of all time. No word of a lie - he is phenomenal. The screenplay is as close to perfection as you'll find. The characters seem very familiar - the kind of people you will have come across at one time or another, especially if you grew up in Northern England. My only disappointment is that Richard doesn't make the scumbags suffer even more for their depraved actions, but his redemption still satisfies as the heinous past events gradually unfold to build a fitting climax. "God will forgive them. He will forgive them and allow them into Heaven...I can't live with that." So quotable. So realistic. So powerful. A must watch.

I was waiting a lot of time to see the movie. When I saw it, I loved it, but the only little thing I can complain about is that, I found the ending a very little disappointing when he makes the other man to stab him, and maybe there's a deeper thing to it, but I can't find it in this moment. It is one of the best revenge movies I've seen in all my life, maybe I should do a best revenge movies list here on IMDb, it may be way cool... Anyway, almost every aspect of this movie (directing, screen writing, acting...) is almost perfect. The actors are perfectly casted and do really well their job, the story is original, the direction is sublime, etcetera. There's one thing that a lot of people complain about a lot of movies that has this "resource", the plot twist. I think that the plot twist on this movie was really good, and it hits you in the face, or at least I think so. I really recommend it if you like revenge stories. P.S: Not as graphic as it seems