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Director: Lee Basannavar, Michael Tchoubouroff
Movie review
From Time Out London
A prequel to the straight-to-DVD title ‘Jack Says’, this aims for the stark graphic look and hardboiled noir feel of ‘Sin City’, and misses by a mile. Lacking the wizardry needed to reproduce the graphic novel’s visuals, it’s just another London-set gangster movie populated by tough geezers called The Guv’nor, The Fixer and The Boss.The eponymous Jack (Simon Phillips), a hard-drinking undercover cop, has infiltrated the gang run by The Guv’nor and his psycho daughter. Things go pear-shaped when Jack’s chancer pal Nathan (Danny Dyer, right) asks him to babysit his sister Erin (Rita Ramnani), and does a runner with The Guv’nor’s mysterious box. Compromised, Jack does what he’s told, watches as Natalie plots to usurp her father, and waits for the fat lady to sing.
If writer Paul Tanter’s voiceover and dialogue had been delivered with any conviction, it might have distracted us from the dull visuals, over-complicated flash-back/flash-forward structure and TV soap opera-style acting.
Author: Nigel Floyd
Time Out London Issue 2040: 24-30 September, 2009
User reviews of this film
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- ashton Lamont said...
- Posted on Oct 05 2009 15:57 i think it's sweet too. Unfortunately I have met the man in question and still get upset that i'll never get those two hours back. :))
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- Filmguy said...
- Posted on Oct 05 2009 15:32 Ashton Lamont - Er, my reply was to filmgal - din't see yours until mine had posted. But it's "kinda sweet" to see you following the career of someone you are clearly judging neutrally, have definately never met and have absolutely nothing against.
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- ashton Lamont said...
- Posted on Oct 05 2009 15:20 Filmguy, much as your love for this film is kinda sweet to see, i have, in fact viewed this, the original Jack Says and Mr. Phillips first big screen performance (reviewed here: tp://areaoftheunwell.blogspot.com/2008/05/crucifixes-custard-and-sweet-sweet-lady.html) so i feel i am qualified to comment.
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- Filmguy said...
- Posted on Oct 05 2009 15:14 Clearly some people who have not yet actually SEEN the film were bitter they either didn't get roles on it or jobs on making it. "Don't be fooled by these people" - they badmouth something they haven't even seen because they have yet to actually DO anything themselves.
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- Beattea said...
- Posted on Oct 05 2009 00:45 What is Danny Dyer doing in this sh*t flick? He doesn't need the money that much surely...
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- DZ said...
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Posted on Oct 02 2009 07:45
God almighty.
Avoid this film like the plague. Total rubbish, should have stayed in! - Report as inappropriate
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- Johhny Boy said...
- Posted on Sep 27 2009 12:06 Great Low budget Gangster Brit Flick with some amazing performances from Danny Dyer and Terry Stone.
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Cast & crew
Director: Lee Basannavar, Michael Tchoubouroff
Cast: Danny Dyer, David O'Hara, Simon Phillips
Genre(s): Gangsters
Rated: 18
Duration: 101 mins
UK Release: Sep 25 2009
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