Dom Hemingway (2013)

After spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking to collect what he's owed.

Director:

Richard Shepard

Writer:

Richard Shepard

Stars:

Jude Law, Richard E. Grant, Demián Bichir

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jude Law	...	Dom Hemingway
Luca Zoo Franzoni	...	Dom's Prison Buddy (as Luca Franzoni)
Richard Graham	...	Prison Guard
George Sweeney	...	Man Outside Pub
Mark Wingett	...	Man Outside Pub 2
David Baukham	...	Security Guard
Nick Raggett	...	Sandy Butterfield
Simeon Moore	...	Andrew
Richard E. Grant	...	Dickie Black
Glenn Hirst	...	Barman
Kaitana Taylor	...	Girl at Bar
Colette Morrow	...	Girl at Bar
Jeanie Gold	...	Barmaid
Brenda Palmer	...	Lady on Train
Philippe Pierrard	...	Lardo

Storyline

After spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking to collect what he's owed.

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Plot Keywords:

sex scene | male nudity | nudity | male frontal nudity | male rear nudity | 

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Taglines:

Jude Law is Dom Hemingway and you're not.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, nudity, pervasive language, some violence and drug use

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

A Recompensa

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$158,330 (United Kingdom), 15 November 2013, Limited Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$29,276, 6 April 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$518,134, 11 May 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Recorded Picture Company (RPC), BBC Films, Isle of Man Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In order to gain weight for his appearance in this film, Jude Law drank ten Coca-Colas a day.

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Goofs

When they fly in slow motion (the car accident) the prosthetic hand leaves the screen from the right side and after a couple of frames it enters the screen from the left side.

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Quotes

Dom Hemingway: Fontaine better have a well-stocked bar.
Dickie Black: He was raised in a Russian orphanage and kills people for a living. Of course he has a well-stocked bar.

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Connections

Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Lady Gaga/Jude Law/Greg Davies/June Brown (2013)

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Soundtracks

Fisherman's Blues
(Mike Scott (as Scott)/Steve Wickham (as Wickham))
Published by Dizzy Heights Music Publishing Ltd and Blue Mountain Music
All rights on behalf of Dizzy Heights Music Publishing
Administered by Warner/Chappell Music Ltd
Performed by Emilia Clarke
Produced and Arranged by Tony Gibber
Licensed courtesy of Torchlight Music

User Reviews

A watered down Bronson.

As soon as the film started and Dom (Jude Law) begins a near 2 minute long speech proudly stating his admiration for a certain part of his anatomy, there was only one thing running through my mind; This is incredibly similar Tom Hardy's role as Bronson in the 2008 film; a watered down one.

The accent, the pronunciation and overall persona from Dom Hemingway just screams Bronson. If you haven't seen Bronson then you won't be able to associate it as easily and probably will enjoy the character more. I don't bring it up to in any way discourage Jude Law's performance; it is a great portrayal of a banged up Londoner who's out for financial retribution. A role you really can't associate with Jude Law and he does it justice on so many levels. It's not him that's the problem, it's the character. Not just the Bronson comparison, but the constant ranting throughout the film; full of synonyms and thesaurus like tirades. It becomes very repetitive.

There are some really funny moments, but like with the rest of the film the comedy starts to become slightly tedious. It is Dickie (Richard E Grant) who produces a lot of the witty comedy; he is funny throughout.

Still, a fairly good film with some good performances, violence, comedy, and a story of a hopeful father/daughter reconciliation to add to that.