Vendetta (2013)

Special ops interrogation officer Jimmy Vickers tracks down a gang who slaughtered his parents. With police closing in & his old unit on his trail, he has to to evade capture long enough to complete his gruesome crusade.

Director:

Stephen Reynolds

Writer:

Stephen Reynolds

Stars:

Danny Dyer, Vincent Regan, Roxanne McKee

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Danny Dyer	...	Jimmy Vickers
Vincent Regan	...	Colonel Leach
Roxanne McKee	...	Morgan Vickers
Alistair Petrie	...	DCI Spencer Holland
Ricci Harnett	...	Joe Windsor
Nick Nevern	...	Ronnie
Bruce Payne	...	Rooker
Emma Samms	...	Sandra Vickers
Tony Denham	...	George Vickers
Tamaryn Payne	...	WPC Jenny Clarke
Michael Ryan	...	Griff
Anna Brecon	...	Julia
Samuel Kane	...	Dennis (as Sam Kane)
Simona Roman	...	Sophia (as Simona Brhlikova)
Joshua Osei	...	Warren Evans

Storyline

Special ops interrogation officer Jimmy Vickers tracks down a gang who slaughtered his parents. With police closing in & his old unit on his trail, he has to to evade capture long enough to complete his gruesome crusade.

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Plot Keywords:

police | parents | interrogator | british soldier | soldier | 

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Taglines:

Judge, jury, executioner.

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Danny Dyer's daughter has a small role in the film

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Quotes

Warren: You're very lucky, mate. See, I didn't get to say goodbye to my little brother, after you smashed his fucking head in with that bat. But I'm letting you say goodbye to her 'cos I'm a nice guy. See, I did you a little favour... good of myself - I put a little bit more petrol on the bitch, so hopefully she lash off first.
[he stands by the open door]
Warren: Fuck me, it's cold in here. Don't worry, Georgie... I'll turn the heating up
[he sparks a lighter and throws it]

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Soundtracks

Hard Talk
By Manyun420

User Reviews

We have got a generation of offenders we don't know what to do with.

Special ops interrogation officer Jimmy Vickers (Danny Dyer) is out for serious revenge on the gang who violated and killed his parents. As he goes about his business, he has to stay two steps ahead of the police and his military employers who want their lethal weapon back.

Slow justice is better than no justice.

OK! Lets cut to the chase here, this is ultimately a gruesome revenge picture, the only thing new on offer here is the methods of the executions administered by the seriously brooding Jimmy Vickers. This adherence to formula, a basic modern update of the Death Wish filmic telling of a tale, is enough to send many critics scurrying around for their most poisonous pens with which to articulate their venom. Add in the Danny Dyer factor, a fella who strangely seems to rile so many in entertainment circles purely because of the genre branches of entertainment he works in, then Vendetta was never going to garner favourable reviews in many quarters.

This isn't revenge. This is a necessity.

Yet there's a question that springs to mind here, namely, what were they expecting? Tag lines and media headings said Danny Dyer enacts bloody revenge on the murderers of his parents because the law is an ass! Do critics and film fans really go into a film like this, one that isn't hiding under false pretences, expecting a scathing and intelligent observation on the lawlessness of Britain? Or a snarky aside to the failings of the law system? Seriously? Stephen Reynolds (writer and director) has put some thought into his picture, there are some potent passages of dialogue, even if they fall by the wayside as the kills come thick and fast, but it was never marketed to the highbrow seekers.

You'll be demoted before you can say Katie Price is a virgin.

Vendetta delivers the goods for those looking for a good night in with a beer and some blood and brooding on the screen. Dyer (a real nice bloke in real life) gives good value as a son hell bent on revenge, whilst he also doesn't look out of place in his fight scenes. Haider Zafar's cinematography is superb, the blues and golds magnetic in their visual appeal, and there's good and solid work done by the supporting cast.

Vendetta has fans, it really does, so much so that a sequel is currently in production. That news is sure to send those critics sitting up there in their ivory towers at The Guardian and The Telegraph crying over their shrimp salads. But you can bet your last British pound that they will be going to view the sequel expecting a far different movie to the one the man and woman of the street knows they are going to get. Death by cement! Hooray! 7/10

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 December 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

Vendetta

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$97,494

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hereford Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1