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New Town Killers (2008)

 -  Drama  -  12 June 2009 (UK)
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Two private bankers, Alistair and Jamie, who have the world at their feet get their kicks from playing a 12 hour game of hunt, hide and seek with people from the margins of society. Their ... See full summary »

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Man on Calton Hill
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Young Girl in Bus Station
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Two private bankers, Alistair and Jamie, who have the world at their feet get their kicks from playing a 12 hour game of hunt, hide and seek with people from the margins of society. Their next target is Sean Macdonald a parentless teenager who lives with his sister on a housing estate on the outskirts of Edinburgh. She's in debt, he's going nowhere fast. Sean agrees to play for cash. He soon realises he's walked into twelve hours of hell where survival is the name of the game. Written by Independent

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One night. Two killers. Twelve grand. Play the game.

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Interesting but not brilliant
15 June 2009 | by (Edinburgh, Scotland) – See all my reviews

This film has definitely made it its aim to philosophise about the value of life and money in our modern society while showing as many chasing scenes as possible.

I saw it 2 days ago and I'm still not sure whether it succeeded in either. Reflecting on it I realised that it actually developed the main question of what people will do for money in almost all the main characters but without any real revelations or novel answers.

References to Crime and Punishment seem to be a bit too much of a claim to real depth.

Overall I'd say, go and see it if you like Edinburgh or if you want to kill some time. As long as you don't expect a masterpiece you might enjoy it.
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