The Crew (2008)

As a major heist approaches and with betrayal all around him, a respected crime boss has to summon all his street nous and killer instinct as he fights for survival.

Director:

Adrian Vitoria

Writers:

Ian Brady (screenplay), Kevin Sampson (novel)

Stars:

Scot Williams, Kenny Doughty, Cordelia Bugeja

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stephen Graham	...	Franner
Scot Williams	...	Ged Brennan
Rory McCann	...	Moby
Kenny Doughty	...	Ratter
Rosie Fellner	...	Pamela Thompson
Philip Olivier	...	Paul the Hom
Tim Dantay	...	Steady George
Neil Bell	...	Jimmy the Truck
Raza Jaffrey	...	Keith Thompson
Mem Ferda	...	Dusan
Francis Magee	...	Dermot
John Gillon	...	Ritchie
Alison Cain	...	Marie
Ryan Orr	...	Steven
Rachel Haslam	...	Sticky Sue

Storyline

As a major heist approaches and with betrayal all around him, a respected crime boss has to summon all his street nous and killer instinct as he fights for survival.

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Plot Keywords:

betrayal | youth gang | violence | shot in the head | robbery | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brutal bloody violence, strong and aberrant sexual content, nudity, pervasive language and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Facebook Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 August 2009 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Ekipa

Filming Locations:

25 The Strand, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$3,600,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Foundation Films, Syndicate Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rory McCann and Francis Magee have both starred in Game of Thrones (2011).

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Soundtracks

(You Don't Need Me) Today
Written by Tim Briffa
Performed by My Drug Hell
Courtesy of Forthesakeofthesong/Voltone International
Published by Voltone International

User Reviews

Violent With All The Faults Of British Cinema From The Period

Another British film from the early 21st Century and like so many other Brit flicks it revolves around a bunch of hardened gangsters

" Wow Theo I think you might have to elaborate ? "

Do I have to ? To be fair it's not one of those embarrassing Guy Ritchie inspired comedy gangster movies that tries and fails to bring a smile to the audiences face . Well it does but these scenes are so intermittent and forgettable that they're forgotten about by the half way stage of the next scene

You certainly won't feel like laughing much because this is foul mouthed brutal stuff . Characters are incapable of opening their mouths without a stream of expletives come gushing out . That's not when they're torturing , beating or murdering one another and some scenes merely exist to shoehorn some explicit mindless violence just in case the audience get bored without ten minutes of graphic violence . Perhaps the producers should concentrated on developing the story a bit more

This is one of two problems with THE CREW . As other people have been quick to point out the film is trying to be complex but just ends up confused as rival firms cross , double cross and triple cross one another so much so that you'll be lost as to why the latest victim is getting ripped off or tortured . By having a Serbian gang as one of the protagonists you're also reminded of LAYER CAKE and how much superior that was to the Ritchie wannabes

The second fundamental fault is that the entire look of the film . Again other commentators have brought it up and that is the film never appears cinematic and resembles something shown on Channel 4 at tea time . Did someone mention HOLLYOAKS ? Try and imagine HOLLYOAKS with the F and C words in every sentence along with frequent maimings and murders and you've got a rough idea what THE CREW resembles on a visual level