Dead Man Running (2009)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Alex De Rakoff

Writers:

Alex De Rakoff (written by)
John Luton (story)

Release Date:

30 October 2009 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A loan shark gives ex-con Nick a period of 24 hours in order to pay back the money he owes. Up against it...

Plot Keywords:

Loan Shark | Violence | Manchester England | London England | Theft

Cast

Monet Mazur	...	Frankie
Danny Dyer	...	Bing
50 Cent	...	Thigo
Tamer Hassan	...	Nick
Brenda Blethyn	...	Mother
Blake Ritson	...	Jarvis
Esmé Bianco	...	Herself - Featured Burlesque Performer
Bronson Webb	...	Smudger
Scot Williams	...	Tommy
Joe Egan	...	Big Man
Robert Stone	...	The Lump
Rupert Degas	...	Football Commentator
Jeff Stewart	...	Tiffany's Client
Trevor Byfield	...	The Mark
Jodi McAllister	...	Sexy Lil Bit
Viv Weatherall	...	Motorcycle Policeman
Adam Saint
Glenn Doherty	...	Petrol Attendant
Lauren Reading	...	Lady Of The Night 1
Amy Lawson	...	Lady Of The Night 2
Andrea Newland	...	Bank Cashier

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:15A

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Next Generation TV & Film

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Live from Studio Five: (#1.29)" (2009)

Watch the trailer and see the whole movie!

Danny (rent a London wide boy) Dyer is yet again paid to play the same old tired London wide boy. His fellow type cast actor tammer Hasan is even in here the other London wide boy. so just by having these 2 actors you can pretty much guess the whole movies plot. BUT WAIT there is a twist not just DAN AND TAN we have that great of the hoodlum rap genre mr 50 cents, as he is in the u.k. I think we shall now call him 50p for future reference. This movie even has big football movie connections it was funded by non other than Rio Ferdinand...that's right I said that huge football star Rio ferdanando..or something like that. Any way having explained to you all who's in the movie and who's connected to it with the funding I now come to the review of the said movie. OK here it is 2 wide boys need 24 hours to raise cash quickly or there nasty money lender will do a number on one of them.. With no charm or style this movie chugs a long at a fair pace you can even see some local celebrities from the u.k. in it. What this film lacks in originality it does not make up in dialogue.

I could list reels of embarrassing London wide boy chit chat , but it was embarrassing to sit through let alone repeat.

This is a cash making machine that teenage boys will rent out to see how British gangsters should operate. 50p is the main pull here and to be honest just like his acting as a yobo singer who talks fast he does bring something to the movie… Can put my finger on it..O yes I remember when he came on screen acting the cool and sophisticated money lender I thought of David bowie… You know when bowies in a movie its going to be dreadful but get great reviews because his fans love him, well that's what I thought of 50p acting. Can't sing cant dance cant act…he will go along way.

Its almost blueprint in how not to make a movie about British life. This is yet another movie about the so called underworld of the u.k. made by people who have no idea about the underworld of the u.k. funded b millionaire football players and rent a yob actors this is so artificial it's the most plastic gangster movie yet. If you really want to see a movie and it has to be about gangster in the uk , then I suggest the Manchester movie "a very British gangster"