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Not sure how people are giving this anything over 5/10. Despite having heavy weights like Brosnan, Mirren,Hardy and Considine the plot leaves a lot to be desired. The acting in some parts is terrible and you don't have any association with any of the characters. I guess with Ritchie directing you have to have your usual, well ard cockerneys and ya big bosses but the way Ritchie approaches it seems tired. If you want to see how it should be done then watch This City is ours or Gangs of London. Both have Gangsters (obvs) but at least you feel for the characters. There's a proper story line, not just Waring crime families going at eachother and I don't think there are going to be any plot twists in this. Shame as The Gentleman (film) was brilliant.

This is the best show on Tele in a long time. Absolutely brilliant acting from all involved, even the typical Scouser were brilliant. Anti heros all over the place and some jaw dropping, unexpected twists. The writer deserves a Bafta for this. There must be a season 2 as it would be a crime if they didn't! If you watch anything this weekend then watch this. Fantastic! Ps. Sean Bean with his Yorkshire accent is superb! Typical Sean performance and those supporting him were outstanding. Where this came from I've no idea but they need to make more television like this. Worth the licence fee alone.

I like to think of myself as a pretty good assessor of Werewolf films or films that portray the 'killer' as non human, possibly a wolf. American Werewolf in London being the go to yard stick. This film sits somewhere in the top 30 of WW films but nowhere near some of the more recent efforts. As someone has already said it's more akin to Jeff Goldblums 'The Fly' than your regular WW film. Nowhere near enough scares, blood or gore. The characters transition to the beast just made me think 'get on with it'. The acting is good and the story line is okay. This in its own right isn't a bad film but I feel the Director was trying too hard to get away from the old, cliched WW films and in doing so lost some of the bits that make WW films so good. Snarling, growling, sharp teeth,wolf eyes,murderous blood lust, super strength,ripping bodies apart in a serial killer way. There is too little of this in this film. More recent efforts like Viking Wolf and The Wolf of snow hollow are far better and got less attention. Shame.