The film is further proof that revenge, even when served as a cold dish as this is, ends up being far too chewy for a satisfying movie meal
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11/10/06
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Dead Man's Shoes (2006)
55 %
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Reviews Counted: 38
Fresh: 21
Rotten:17
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Consensus: Though enhanced by cramped, gritty camerawork, this unsettling look at violence and revenge lacks the provocative edge needed to give it a substantial kick.
Theatrical Release: May 12, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: Talented director Shane Meadows (A ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS) teams up with fellow Brit Paddy Considine (IN AMERICA) for this exhilarating venture towards the dark edges of the human psyche. Considine plays Richard, a former military man who... [More]
Starring: Paddy Considine, Gary Stretch, Toby Kebbell, Emily Aston
Director: Shane Meadows
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10/13/06
Top Critic
Isn't a mess, but it's sure no competition for Winchester 73, Once Upon a Time in the West or even Kill Bill, films in which payback really is a bitch.
03/01/07
Startlingly powerful, slightly loopy take on the revenge flick . . . offers a wry authenticity that the too-stylish, tough guys and gals in Tarantino's wanna-be-epics of retribution can't exude.
02/01/07
Film plays as a quirky Brit riff on everything from U.S. slasher pics to revenge oaters but without Meadows' usual psychological complexity.
08/04/06
Top Critic
In a swift 86 minutes, director Meadows and co-writer/star Considine give us a methodical, handsome, emotionally intelligent version of the revenge flick.
07/21/06
Atuações formidáveis (especialmente de Considine) em um filme moralmente ambíguo que, ao mesmo tempo em que funciona como maravilhosa releitura de Carter, o Vingador, analisa a natureza retroalimentadora da violência.
06/11/06
What makes it intriguing and eminently watchable is Considine's deft almost low-key portrayal of what is essentially an avenging angel.
05/30/06
There's a hint of Shakespeare's goriest tragedies here, sucked dry of any attendant heart, emotional depth or compelling human interest.
05/18/06
This is a moral film without an agenda, a revenge saga that refuses to takes sides.
05/13/06
Though the story is formulaic, the bleakly naturalistic performances give it an uncomfortable sting.
05/12/06
Unfortunately, the absence of emotionally engaging characters, combined with the cast's thick, unintelligible accents, undermines what could have been a taut and provocative exploration on the moral price of vengeance.
05/12/06
A poor fit for anyone. And that includes even the undiscriminating gorehounds looking for yet another bloody slice of payback.
05/12/06
Meadows ... very slowly builds to a powerful climax for this arty cross between Straw Dogs and First Blood.
05/12/06
Like Park Chan-wook's Vengeance trilogy, it explores the nature of the beast of revenge, leaving the audience in a sweat of dread.
05/12/06
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