A 19 year-old n'er do well (Jack O'Connell) takes his stepfather's (Peter Mullan) car and crashes it while speeding and feels his wrath when he gets home. He discover that his stepfather is into some dangerously shady business that possibly involves people trafficking. The man gives the lad a job as a driver for what turns out to be a hitman (Tim Roth) for a job up in Northumberland.
This low budget thriller pays a good deal of hommage to Quentin Tarantino which includes a standoff in an American diner (with Roth) blended in among the some snappy and black dialogue amongst the sharp violence, while still aiming at more realism than a Tarantino. Mullan is especially menacing as the villain, with Roth playing his hitman as professional but world weary. Then there's also the sexy and mysterious Eastern European woman (Talulah Riley) who always seems to be popping up at the wrong time. The film is filled with lots of plot holes right to the end, but is not only watchable and enjoyable, but also well acted.
This low budget thriller pays a good deal of hommage to Quentin Tarantino which includes a standoff in an American diner (with Roth) blended in among the some snappy and black dialogue amongst the sharp violence, while still aiming at more realism than a Tarantino. Mullan is especially menacing as the villain, with Roth playing his hitman as professional but world weary. Then there's also the sexy and mysterious Eastern European woman (Talulah Riley) who always seems to be popping up at the wrong time. The film is filled with lots of plot holes right to the end, but is not only watchable and enjoyable, but also well acted.