We Still Kill the Old Way (2014)

When retired East End villain Charlie Archer is murdered by a feral street gang, his brother Ritchie returns to London from Spain to investigate.

Director:

Sacha Bennett

Writers:

Sacha Bennett, Dougie Brimson

Stars:

Ian Ogilvy, Alison Doody, Christopher Ellison

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ian Ogilvy	...	Ritchie Archer
Alison Doody	...	Susan Taylor
Christopher Ellison	...	Roy Edwards
Danny-Boy Hatchard	...	Aaron
Lysette Anthony	...	Lizzie Davis
James Cosmo	...	Arthur
Steven Berkoff	...	Charlie Archer
Tony Denham	...	Butch Kelly
Dani Dyer	...	Lauren (as Danni Dyer)
Nicky Henson	...	Houghton
John Samuel Kande	...	Leroy
Red Madrell	...	DK
Anouska Mond	...	Carmen
Sagar Radia	...	Maz
Adele Silva	...	Gemma

Storyline

When retired East End villain Charlie Archer is murdered by a feral street gang, his brother Ritchie returns to London from Spain to investigate.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Twitter

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 December 2014 (UK)

Also Known As:

Εκτελεστές... παλαιάς κοπής

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hereford Films,Richwater Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film also reunites many actors that appeared in the long running police drama 'The Bill', most famously Christopher Ellison appeared as 'Burnside' however James Cosmo, Lysette Anthony, Adele Silva, Nicky Henson and Elijah Baker all made appearances.

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Goofs

If something similar actually happened, the old gangsters would use cash or contacts to have the current serious gangsters deal with it. Maybe capture the offenders for them to punish. But they would not be acting as if London were a social vacuum.

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Crazy Credits

Very last credit - The Archer Gang Will Return in "WE STILL STEAL THE OLD WAY"

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Connections

Followed by We Still Steal the Old Way (2017)

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Soundtracks

Mondaurus
by Barrie Gledden/Tim Reilly/Jeff Dale

User Reviews

Brutal, and powerful film.

What made this film for me was the cast that has been put together. Faces that I haven't seen on screen for years such as Ian Ogilvy, Lysette Anthony, Alison Doody and Christopher Ellison stand on screen with newcomers such as Danny Boy Hatchard who plays the most vile of characters. But thats the point. Within seconds of seeing Danny Boy Hatchards character (Aaron) on screen, I wanted to reach through the screen and throttle him. Brilliantly played by Danny Boy Hatchard who Im sure is a very decent guy with a heard of cold, he brilliantly plays one of the most vile humans I have seen on screen for a while. Well played Danny!.

On the flip side of that is the character of Lauren, fantastically played by Dani Dyer in her first big role in a feature film (Dani previously appeared in a small role in Vendetta) Dani does a fantastic job here in We Still Kill The Old Way, standing toe to toe with actors who have been around for decades. In fact some of the best scenes of the film involve Lauren (Dani Dyer) and Richie (Ian Ogilvy) who have a sort of Father/Daughter vibe going on in the film after certain events intertwine their lives. This may be Dani's first major role, but she has a great future ahead if she takes it. Its great to see that Dani is currently filming in the Neil Jones directed film Age of Kill (written by Simon Cluett) which is due out in 2015. Here in We Still Kill The Old Way, we the viewer are genuinely concerned about Laurens safety at several points in the running time. We want to get her out of that scary world, but we cant, so hope and prey that Richie will do it for us.

So is We Still Kill The Old Way worth watching? Well very much so yes. Its brutal, its well written, its well acted and whilst it does share a lot of 'themes' of Vendetta. (taking the law into your own hands), its a theme that worked in Vendetta, and works in this film too. Definitely check it out if you want to be pretty entertained for an hour and a half by a great cast, in a very decent film., especially if you like a bit of the old vigilante style film like Get Carter, or Death Wish.

I was attracted to the film initially because it has Dougie Brimsons name attached. The guy hasn't let me down with his work yet, and also the name Sacha Bennett attached.as director who also hasn't let me down yet (although I have still to track down and watch his film Outside Bet)

They didn't let me down. I totally enjoyed We Still Kill The Old Way and hope you do too