This is one of those 90's films that is currently flying under the radar in terms of UK gangster movies. The ultra generic title isn't helping either in terms of making this stand out in your mind.
Robert Carlisle plays a gangster, again, along with Ray Winston, who are part of a team who commit a robbery where the takings are far less than expected. But that is just the start of their problems as it appears there is a traitor in their midst.
While this is an average movie there are some things that stop it being a good one. The first is this background story that Carlisle was once a socialist, this adds literally nothing to the plot apart from flashbacks, of which there are a few, to some political protest which turns violent. Something that was likely to pique viewers interest was the inclusion of Damon Albarn from Blur which along with the soundtrack is the most 90's thing about this film. In terms of the soundtrack it doesn't add much nor are any of the tracks memorable, despite many of the names being recognisable. I couldn't call this a hidden gem, its simply an average UK gangster film with a good/novelty cast and a decent storyline. Its watchable, but its likely that nobody remembers it from the time as it wasn't good enough to stick in your mind. The ending was somewhat predictable and despite this being a gangster film there are no scenes were we actually see anyone being shot to death, despite the high bullet count. Certainly an unusual angle for this genre. Blur fans may also be disappointed in the short screen time Damon has. Decent enough just not great.
Robert Carlisle plays a gangster, again, along with Ray Winston, who are part of a team who commit a robbery where the takings are far less than expected. But that is just the start of their problems as it appears there is a traitor in their midst.
While this is an average movie there are some things that stop it being a good one. The first is this background story that Carlisle was once a socialist, this adds literally nothing to the plot apart from flashbacks, of which there are a few, to some political protest which turns violent. Something that was likely to pique viewers interest was the inclusion of Damon Albarn from Blur which along with the soundtrack is the most 90's thing about this film. In terms of the soundtrack it doesn't add much nor are any of the tracks memorable, despite many of the names being recognisable. I couldn't call this a hidden gem, its simply an average UK gangster film with a good/novelty cast and a decent storyline. Its watchable, but its likely that nobody remembers it from the time as it wasn't good enough to stick in your mind. The ending was somewhat predictable and despite this being a gangster film there are no scenes were we actually see anyone being shot to death, despite the high bullet count. Certainly an unusual angle for this genre. Blur fans may also be disappointed in the short screen time Damon has. Decent enough just not great.