This film goes big on atmosphere and really uses its limited locations to build the tension and claustrophobia as well as packing in some great performances from a great quality cast. Paul McGann is mesmerising as the deathly pale Undertaker under pressure from small town hoodlum Finlay who's out to expand his crime empire. Finlay forces The Undertaker to bury a few bodies for him in exchange for much needed cash, but the killing spree gets out of hand and things go off the rails. The grim northern town that the film takes place in is depicted in every grubby faded detail with falling rain and dark slate rooftops as shadowy figures flitting through the streets and the local cemetery. McGann's character is backed into a corner and he's forced to head out for revenge in a brutal finale. The plot's a slow burn but that's part of this film's charm, as the clocks tick and the taps drip we realise all the characters are running out of time.
Review of The Undertaker
