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Outlaw
A group of ordinary men form a modern day posse to right what they believe are the wrongs of society. Returning from a tour of duty in Iraq, former paratrooper Bryant (Sean Bean) is appalled by the crime that runs rampant and unchecked. Determined to do something about it, he assembles a group of like-minded men who resolve to restore the balance between good and evil by enforcing justice with a brutality equal to that of their enemies.
Manufacturer: MAGNOLIA HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Price: $5.28
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rating: 1
I am a sean bean fan, but this is not one of his best movies.
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Really bad Sean Bean movie
rating: 1
I remember reading someone saying that the plot was muddled. It was. The ending was one of the worse I've seen in movies. I expected Sean Bean and his compatriots to get even, but all they did was get their as**** kicked by the Gov't. I mean, just when you think his little army of misfits are going to complete what they set out to do; they bollix (or bollox) it up.
Even Bob Hoskins part in helping out the "vigilantes" was predictable and so bad you knew when "his time was up." Bad script and bad direction.
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terrible waste of talent
rating: 1
Soldier returns to the UK and with the help of a small group - decide to take justice into their own hands. A great cast including Sean Bean and Bob Hoskins are unable to do justice to a terrible script.
Although this does show a little of the underbelly of the UK it is bleak and unpleasant and Bean's character has no redeeming features at all which makes it hard to sympathise with his views.
SPOILERS...As an example of how this fails to work - within a couple of days one character (a barrister) goes from balking at executing a murderer to getting involved in a machine gun shoot out with the police! There are few characters you associate with and this tagged onto a tedious script makes for some very poor viewing.
Best avoided, even if you (like me) enjoy action films
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Outlaw, so much potential wasted
rating: 3
Sean Bean, Bob Hoskins, and the rest the cast do an excellent job, but the screenplay seems disjointed from time to time. The dialogue is sometime awe inspiring and other times boring. As one reviewer noted they just missed brilliant. I couldn't agree more. This had alot of potential that wasn't realized. The idea of a soldier coming home and not liking the crime he saw at home is not new but certainly more than adequate. Him meeting a security video electronics expert and a veteran cop that wants to help him stop this violent crime wave vigilante style is definitely intriqueing and you think, alright we really have something here. Then they even throw in a guy whose a bit of a psycho for another twist. Sounds good right? Yeah well it just seems to fall apart or not quite mesh. It is still certainly worth a rental, but I wanted it to be so much more. It had good actors that could have made it great but the production values weren't quite as good as they should have been and the directing wasn't spot or nor the screenplay and dialogue. So overall it falls a little short of being great. Fair quality DVD with some replayability. If you enjoyed this, catch "Band of the Hand", "Snatch", and even "Darkman" for a little more fun. - C. Luster
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Missed The Mark of Being Brilliant...
rating: 4
This film could have been something big, something really impressive. It missed it's mark though due to the writer(s) bad taste in climax and in structure. The plot itself is deceptively simple, a group of men feel justice isn't being met by the law and decide to take matters into their own hands, the movie delves much deeper though and the style of filming was very well done considering the concept of the film.
The film portrays England's underbelly very well and the gritty realism in the scenes puts out an unmistakable talented and accurate feeling of crime and the corrupt system. The acting was good, surprisingly good, though I had of course expected something good of Sean Bean. Bean's character wasn't written well enough to give the actor the full potential of the character but he still managed to pull of a great performance, very convincing. His supporting cast is what surprised me more, their acting was great, very detailed and very realistic. You didn't get the feeling you were watching a movie at all.
Overall this movie could have been something really great but lacked the big guns to pull it off completely. However, it is still definately a film worth watching if your willing to invest an hour and a half into really thinking through a movie and getting a feel for the corruptness and perversion in the system.
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