Dead Man Down

I'm a bit disappointed with the reviews, I'll probably wait till a blu ray release in that case.

Mar 7 - 08:37 PM

Well in the end the "writer will get us" theory was correct, and despite Oplev's notoriously brilliant direction carrying here as well, nothing can be done as far as the amateur writing is concerned. Typical new-year dud unfortunately here :(

Mar 7 - 07:37 PM

Dillon Thompson

35% what do you, I was right... Where's my gift??

Mar 7 - 03:44 PM

Antoine Smith

Your gift is one free ticket to Dead Man Down.

Mar 7 - 04:30 PM

Mike Kowzun

Not really sure what to think. Lack of reviews isn't a good sign, but two German publications gave it a 7/10 and 9/10 and one English publication gave it a B+

Mar 7 - 08:18 AM

Antoine Smith

Oh yeah and to top it all off one of the production studios is WWE Studios. Yikes.

Mar 7 - 07:15 AM

Bram Lalmn

They were brought on for financing after filming began, so it's not "their" film. Slow your roll

Mar 7 - 09:58 AM

Antoine Smith

I never said it was their film, so you shouldn't have it in quotation marks as if I did.

Mar 7 - 10:54 AM

Bram Lalmn

you insinuated it mattered
slow your roll

Mar 7 - 11:05 AM

Antoine Smith

It does. Or are you going to ignorantly argue that it's a coincidence that WWE wrestler Wade Barrett being an actor in this film is mere coincidence and not a show of influence in the creation of this film.

Mar 7 - 11:14 AM

Tony Dela Cruz

Rapace is doing a favor to her Dragon Tattoo director, but everyone else involved looks like they're doing it for the paycheck, especially Colin Farrell, 10 years after he missed with Miami Vice. This is going to have an awful direct-to-video feel to it.

Mar 7 - 04:24 AM

Bram Lalmn

No, Terrance really seemed like he loved the role if you watched the interviews. Noomi and Oplev said they wanted to work together again for a long time, but waited until finding the perfect script, which was this. By the 20th page Noomi said she was blown away and fell in love with the character. If you think this isn't cinematic you are crazy. It's an original story, not a remake/sequel/adaptation by a brilliant writer that all of test screenings say is unpredictable. It's a noir characterpiece too, just being billed as an action film.

Mar 7 - 06:43 AM

Stephan Krause

Can anyone think of an instance where a film wasn't open to early reviews but ultimately does well? Tells me that even the distributor has no faith in the film.

Mar 7 - 12:31 AM

Antoine Smith

A major release with no reviews the day before release, released in the first quarter and advertised an action blockbuster? Gonna be a dud.

Mar 6 - 10:11 PM

R.C. Smith

Antoine, I agree with you 100% -- which is way, way more than this film is going to rank on RT.

Mar 7 - 07:11 AM

Delton Perrodin

71-72%

Mar 6 - 09:20 PM

Chris Bode

I'm hoping it's fresh and I'll go see it if it is. The thing that gives me doubts however, is that there have been hardly any fresh wide releases in 2013 so far. I don't know, we'll see.

Mar 6 - 06:04 AM

Alex Aston

Big studio's usually release the films they think will be flops during the early year, but since this film is done by a smaller independent studio I'm not completely sure that's the case; although like you I am worried that their hasn't been any reviews on RT yet for the film.

Mar 6 - 09:53 AM

Bram Lalmn

Also this was originally an April film. It got pushed up a month to March.

Mar 6 - 03:18 PM

Chris Bode

I like the cast and the director for the most part. The combination of Niels Arden Oplev and Noomi Rapace gives me hope.

Mar 6 - 07:24 PM

Anthony Stevenson

Lack of reviews scare me. I was really looking forward to this film, but as of now it's not looking great.

Mar 6 - 02:02 AM

Alex Aston

Apparently 2 German websites released reviews for the movie, both were positive. One gave it 7/10 the other 9/10

Mar 5 - 09:11 PM

Dillon Thompson

I hope it will get in the high 80's. But knowing how garbage movies have been, maybe a low 30

Mar 5 - 09:01 PM

King Tut of the Trolls

Just by the fact that it STILL has no reviews posted, I'll say 40%.

Mar 5 - 07:28 PM

hollis mills

this looks like an amazing crime movie, i fuckin love collin ferral. this is being made by the director of the original dragon tattoo movies. this will be siiiickk !!

Mar 5 - 03:18 PM

Bram Lalmn

it will get somewhere in the 90's
from what I've seen this is going to be an incredible character based noir up there with the classics.

Mar 5 - 03:10 PM

Mike Kowzun

I want this to be good SO badly. I'm a HUGE fan of the kind of European neo-noir this is emulating, the cast is pretty good, and so is the director. The fact that there are no reviews yet gives me a bad feeling in my gut, though.

Mar 5 - 01:54 PM

Cole Jaeger

82% or 75%

Mar 5 - 01:18 PM

Vedant Naik

I am going to stick my neck on a limb here and make the assumption that it will be above 80%. I remember thinking that Drive would get crapped on by critics but ended up at a solid 93%.

Mar 5 - 11:04 AM

Chase Nyland

I'm expecting 45-50%

Mar 5 - 07:14 AM

David Tanny

I have high hopes for Dead Man Down. I think it'll be a solid film. Nothing amazing, but a well made and well acted thriller. I'm hoping for a "certified fresh" rating.

Mar 4 - 09:27 PM

Jacob Miller

I'm thinking this will be fresh at around a 70% to an 80%. I think it will be certified fresh at least and I am looking forward to it. Will be good, but not amazing.

Mar 4 - 04:27 PM

Dan Everett

I honestly except this movie somewhere along the lines of 30% to 39% sadly. It looks promising enough but critics might fine holes in this thing and make it sink

Mar 4 - 12:45 PM

Alex Vincent

I'm expecting something good; but usually that doesn't happen. Don't say its an action movie (like 'The Dark Knight') because is is mystery & suspense.

Mar 4 - 07:06 AM

Ryan DeSanctis

I heard a few things about this movie that got me disappointed. First the trailer made the movie look like an action packed fest and it really isn't second I heard that the characters are either not well developed or are put into situations that are very far fetched. I am hoping that this isn't true but based off the fact that there aren't any reviews out for it yet I'm betting on dead man down being a well advertised pile of crap.

Mar 3 - 10:27 PM

Bram Lalmn

Uhh your comments contradict.
The reviews state it IS a character piece, and not just an action fest. Which is a good thing.

Mar 6 - 10:09 PM

Chris Bode

I share your concerns about the screenwriter and about the casting of Terrence Howard. However, I am a big fan of Noomi Rapace and of the director, Niels Arden Oplev. I am expecting a decent and enjoyable, if a little bit flawed, 70%.

Mar 3 - 08:46 AM

JD Shippel

The screenwriter is JH Wyman, who executive produced Fringe and wrote/co-wrote some of its best episodes, so he's a good sign. There's talent in all the right places, but that doesn't always turn out either.

Mar 5 - 07:44 AM

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