Film plays as a quirky Brit riff on everything from U.S. slasher pics to revenge oaters but without Meadows' usual psychological complexity.
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Dead Man's Shoes (2006)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:4
Rotten:7
Average Rating:4.5/10
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... [More]
Starring: Paddy Considine, Gary Stretch, Toby Kebbell, Emily Aston
Director: Shane Meadows
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Top CriticIn 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
Top CriticIn the end, the picture's more pulp than juice.
05/20/06
Top CriticThere's a hint of Shakespeare's goriest tragedies here, sucked dry of any attendant heart, emotional depth or compelling human interest.
05/18/06
Top CriticA poor fit for anyone. And that includes even the undiscriminating gorehounds looking for yet another bloody slice of payback.
05/12/06
Top CriticMeadows ... very slowly builds to a powerful climax for this arty cross between Straw Dogs and First Blood.
05/12/06
Top CriticLike 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
Top CriticDespite some hints at conscience and humanity, Dead Man's Shoes is a typical slasher film at the core.
05/11/06
Top CriticDead Man’s Shoes is for the true connoisseur: a tight, well-made, evocative piece of filmmaking that recalls the extreme emotions in some of Sam Peckinpah’s genre-benders about retribution and vigilante justice.
05/10/06
Top CriticDead Man's Shoes is all about revenge, but in trying to be one of those serious revenge films that questions violence while indulging in it, it manages to keep virtually all the characters unsympathetic and uninteresting.
05/09/06
Top CriticThe film is filled with deeply unpleasant and stupid people whose vapid speech is largely incomprehensible due to thick regional accents.
10/06/04
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