Dead Man Down
Dead Man Down
R | 08 March 2013 (USA)
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In New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is seduced by a woman seeking retribution.

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Perry Kate

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

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Hellen

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Doomtomylo

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

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FirstWitch

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

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adonis98-743-186503

In New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is helped by a woman seeking retribution. Dead Man Down for sure had some good moments of action at times but also Rapace and Farrell did their job pretty good but the film was very slow and even when the action hit you just didn't care that much. The rest of the cast unfortunately didn't impress me that much either especially Terrence Howard who kind of plays himself or the same role he played in Sabotage. This is of course a WWE Studios movie so i wouldn't expect much from it really. (4/10)

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JamesRutland

This movie is good, well directed, good the recitation of actors, good the plot good the story-line, but the final scene. The final scene is the classic emphatic magnification of the hero able to face and beat the evil villains in few time. Tarantino was able to make good the final scene in Django where the hero could prevail in a very difficult way, so that scene lasted long time in order to manage every little particular. This comparison allows to conclude that a realistic final is better than a final full of exaggerations above all because currently the viewers are no longer the viewers of movies in the 80 years as die hard or lethal weapon. Told this, the movie is pleasant for the story, the feelings, the motivations, the goodness in the heart in confront of the cruelty of evil.

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dglink

A man intent on revenge for the murder of his family; a vengeance-seeking woman scarred both physically and emotionally; a ruthless crime lord; a gang of hired Albanian killers who discover a dangling thread from a two-year-old hit job. From seemingly unrelated scenes that open the film, these and other characters interact and react over the course of director Niels Arden Opley's "Dead Man Down." Each character's mysterious background unfolds slowly, which may try impatient viewers seeking an all-action movie. Although bursts of violence erupt occasionally, J. H. Wyman's script moves at a leisurely, some times snail-like pace. The shifting relationship that develops between the facially disfigured woman, sensitively portrayed by Noomi Rapace, and Colin Farrell, whose scars are hidden within, moves slowly, but convincingly, although their meeting is an "only in the movies" coincidence.Farrell and Rapace head a solid cast of pros that includes Terrence Howard, Dominic Cooper, and strong cameos by F. Murray Abraham, Armand Assante, and Isabelle Hupert. Although Howard comes across as too cultured and educated to be a crime lord, Farrell is particularly fine in an understated internalized performance that restrains the anger and pain just beneath the surface. However, the leisurely pace of J. H. Wyman's script confuses at times and only throws in occasional bursts of violence to keep viewers awake. Paul Cameron's gritty cinematography captures the dark grimy side of Philadelphia, and classic ocean liner buffs will be excited by a brief glimpse of the derelict SS United States, slowly decaying at a lonely pier.Although the catchy title is good and the movie marketed as an action-crime thriller, the thrills are fairly thin, and the plot rather routine and predictable. Buoyed by a talented cast, "Dead Man Down" is a notch above a good made-for-TV movie or prime-time crime-series episode. Patient viewers will be satisfied, action seekers disappointed, but fans of Colin Farrell will consider the film's two hours time well spent.

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alindsay-al

I must admit I was a bit bored so I decided to watch this film and I am extremely happy that I did watch it. This film sees a mob bosses henchman fall for a girl filled with revenge that truly gives him something to live for. Colin Farrell is in the lead for this film and he is really good, he does a great job in convincing the audience that he is truly a man out for revenge and that he is only really living for that revenge. The supporting cast is also really good with Noomi Rapace being a really interesting foil for Farrell and her story is also really interesting and a great parallel with Farrell's. A film like this also usually needs a good villain and this film had it with one of Terence Howard's better performances as the evil mob boss. He looked like he had fun with the role and that he truly did enjoy being a part of this film. Dominic Cooper is an actor that I really like he is seemingly growing and trying different roles and he is great in this film with his character evolving throughout the film and going from an unessential character to a big character. The story is billed as a simple revenge story and I would have been fine with that but this film really had layers to it and I really liked the fact that this film was willing to risk its story for the film and it definitely succeeded. The script was alright with a lot of the dialogue working but sometimes because of a foreign language or a slow situation it just seemed like it was sometimes dragging and making the film a bit slower. The style of the setting is really cool and the gritty tone really works, however, sometimes during the action scenes there is allot of shaky cam and it makes it hard to see what is really going on and takes you out of the situation. Overall this is a great film that I would advise all action/suspense fans see.

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