I would give 8, 9 and 10 ratings to classics like the Godfather or, actually Heat. A 6 from me isn't that bad actually. All I want from a movie is that enjoyed it enough to justify the money at the cinema and it did that BUT it could have been better. I hope that said, they make another one or even a TV series spun off the movie, the latter might make more sense actually.
Ray Winstone delivered as Regan, Damian Lewis was unexpected surprise and quality acting added weight as Haskins and I really enjoyed Ben Drew, Steven Mackintosh and Hayley Atwell. The fight scenes were superb with Ben Drew coming off as a very plausible tough Londoner but, the pistol vs automatic weapons scenes were silly. I did like the grungy British feel to it however, over laying 70s violent thug cops onto a modern setting jarred, Life on Mars got that ingeniously right.
The plot didn't really need mercenaries with automatic guns IMO however the characterizations were solid and made up for the plot, as did the script for the most part. I did care about the characters and felt engaged by them, albeit if I had been Ivan Lewis, beaten up and threatened, wife slept with and shot...I would have had Regan put away too. It was a bit OTT all that part.
Ray Winstone delivered as Regan, Damian Lewis was unexpected surprise and quality acting added weight as Haskins and I really enjoyed Ben Drew, Steven Mackintosh and Hayley Atwell. The fight scenes were superb with Ben Drew coming off as a very plausible tough Londoner but, the pistol vs automatic weapons scenes were silly. I did like the grungy British feel to it however, over laying 70s violent thug cops onto a modern setting jarred, Life on Mars got that ingeniously right.
The plot didn't really need mercenaries with automatic guns IMO however the characterizations were solid and made up for the plot, as did the script for the most part. I did care about the characters and felt engaged by them, albeit if I had been Ivan Lewis, beaten up and threatened, wife slept with and shot...I would have had Regan put away too. It was a bit OTT all that part.