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Dead Man's Shoes

Dead Man's Shoes (2004)

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Average Rating: 5.7/10
Reviews Counted: 41
Fresh: 23 | Rotten: 18

Though enhanced by cramped, gritty camerawork, this unsettling look at violence and revenge lacks the provocative edge needed to give it a substantial kick.

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Average Rating: 4.5/10
Critic Reviews: 11
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 7

Though enhanced by cramped, gritty camerawork, this unsettling look at violence and revenge lacks the provocative edge needed to give it a substantial kick.

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Movie Info

Richard (Paddy Considine of In America) returns to the rural region of Derbyshire, where he grew up, after seven years in the military. His mentally challenged brother, Anthony (newcomer Toby Kebbell), tags along. Something awful has happened to Anthony, and Richard means to set things right. Richard angrily confronts Herbie (Stuart Wolfenden), a small-time drug dealer, in the local pub, then creepily apologizes to him a few minutes later outside. Herbie runs to his mates and tells them what

Unrated, 1 hr. 26 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Shane Meadows

Sep 5, 2006

Magnolia

All Critics (41) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (25) | Rotten (18) | DVD (12)

Film plays as a quirky Brit riff on everything from U.S. slasher pics to revenge oaters but without Meadows' usual psychological complexity.

August 4, 2006 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
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In a swift 86 minutes, director Meadows and co-writer/star Considine give us a methodical, handsome, emotionally intelligent version of the revenge flick.

July 21, 2006 Full Review Source: Denver Post | Comment
Denver Post
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In the end, the picture's more pulp than juice.

May 20, 2006 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Comment
Entertainment Weekly
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There's a hint of Shakespeare's goriest tragedies here, sucked dry of any attendant heart, emotional depth or compelling human interest.

May 18, 2006 Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | Comment
Chicago Tribune
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A poor fit for anyone. And that includes even the undiscriminating gorehounds looking for yet another bloody slice of payback.

May 12, 2006 Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | Comment
Newark Star-Ledger
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Meadows ... very slowly builds to a powerful climax for this arty cross between Straw Dogs and First Blood.

May 12, 2006 Comment
New York Post
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An original, complex, and utterly gruesome revenge parable...

September 4, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Threat | Comment
Film Threat

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June 21, 2007 Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | Comment
Movies for the Masses

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.

March 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comments (7)
Film Journal International

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.

February 1, 2007 Comment
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

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

November 10, 2006 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | Comment
Urban Cinefile

What's intriguing is that Meadows makes us identify with these small-time hoods, even as he's setting up their executions.

October 13, 2006 Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | Comment
Sydney Morning Herald

Though Meadows makes a lot of it, he mucks it up before it's over.

August 4, 2006 Full Review Source: Oregonian | Comment (1)
Oregonian

The whole thing leaves a bad taste in your mouth.

July 7, 2006 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | Comment
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Despite the fact that there is little left to the imagination, the movie is enthralling.

July 1, 2006 Full Review Source: Bullz-Eye.com | Comment
Bullz-Eye.com

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.

June 11, 2006 Comment (1)
Cinema em Cena

What makes it intriguing and eminently watchable is Considine's deft almost low-key portrayal of what is essentially an avenging angel.

May 30, 2006 Comment
Murphy's Movie Reviews

For better or worse, this is a revenge saga that refuses to take sides.

May 13, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

Though the story is formulaic, the bleakly naturalistic performances give it an uncomfortable sting.

May 12, 2006 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

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.

May 12, 2006 Comments (10)
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Audience Reviews for Dead Man's Shoes

Gritty, emotionally powerful, raw and what British Films should be made of. With an almost frightening reality to it, none of the cast could be faulted.This was the film that introduced me to the collaboration of Shane Meadows and Paddy Considine and as a result I became a huge fan of their individual works..Still

June 7, 2007
76Majikat

Super Reviewer

An amazingly heart felt and empowering slasher flick that puts the method back into the madness and for once, gives us a killer with a motive and small budget. No elaborate traps, haunting scenary or dramatic turns - just one man set to exact revenge on those who have harmed his own. Crushingly honest, brutal dialogue

October 5, 2011
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