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New Town Killers [DVD] [2008]
enlarge	Director: Richard Jobson Actors: Liz White, Dougray Scott, Charles Mnene, James Pearson, Neil McNulty Studio: High Fliers Category: DVD List Price: ~~£15.99~~ Buy New: £8.98 as of 23/11/2009 10:16 GMT details You Save: £7.01 (44%) New (5) Used (3) from £6.05 Seller: Amazon.co.uk Rating: 4 reviews Sales Rank: 11788 Format: Anamorphic, PAL Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 101 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5022153100463 ASIN: B001NYA7GE Theatrical Release Date: 2008 Release Date: October 19, 2009 Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours


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Customer Reviews: the deadliest game September 27, 2009 Mr. Rwj Nixon 1 out of 1 found this review helpful The idea of people being hunted for the sport of others is one that has been a staple of the printed page and the moving picture for a very long time. In fact it is so much of a staple that it seems to have pretty much run its course, but suddenly, along comes New Town Killers and makes everything that is old feel very very new. br / Directed by Richard Jobson (yes the Richard Jobson who used to be in the Skids), the film centres around a riveting performance from Dougray Scot as Alistair, a cold and dangerously psychotic financier who gets his kicks from hunting human prey. Alistair has his eye on a new employee for his firm, Jamie (Alastair Mackenzie), and decides to use his game as a way to prove that Jamie has what it takes. The pair decide to target a young lad named Sean (a fantastic performance from James Anthony Pearson), who is down on his luck and desperate to make some money so he can bail his waster sister out of the trouble she has gotten herself into with a couple of loan sharks. Sean agrees to the offer, aware that to win he must simply stay one step ahead of the duo over the period of one night, after which he gets enough cash to solve all his problems. Unfortunately, what he and does not know is that loosing doesn't just involve loosing the money, it involves losing his life. br / What we have is basically a cat and mouse game played out across the backstreets and clubs of a brilliantly realised Edinburgh. Jobson is obviously very familiar with the spaces of the city, and uses this knowledge to his advantage in portraying Edinburgh after dark as both beautiful and threatening in equal measures helped along in no small way by the films various action set pieces, and there are any number to choose from. Whether it is a white knuckle chase across the night time rooftops or a palm sweatingly tense pursuit through a nightclub, the film never lets up from the opening moments to the superbly realised denouement. br / The film is helped in no small measure by a trio of great performances from the films main characters. Both Alastair Mackenzie as Jamie the man who is in over his head and James Anthony Pearson as Sean the lad who is prepared to risk it all give excellent performances, but this is really Scott's film, and he gives a performance in which he is far more menacing than he ever was in Mission Impossible II. br / Aside from a few extraneous moments, such as a rather unnecessary death trap sequence, and a hospital sequence involving one coincidence to many, this is as good a thriller as you're likely to see in a good long time. Edgy stylish thriller. August 18, 2009 Kate the Great (scotland UK) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful Saw this in the movies and loved it. br /Very atmospheric with excellent graphics which made you feel you were there. A modern fast moving film with good dialogue which keeps you interested. Like reading a page turning thriller. br / the chase goes on... November 6, 2009 Dee Tee (Scotland) After a fairly neutral performance in 'Desperate Housewives' Dougray Scott goes direct to the dark side in this chase thriller. His character is a nasty piece of work with no morals or anything close to a conscience. As a result, at times its a little difficult to see him as anything other than some kind of robotic Terminator in human form. We never find out why he is the way he is which lets things down a little but there's no denying that he cuts a powerful presence on screen. A teenager has to avoid being caught for 12 hours in order to receive £12,000 to pay off his sister's debts but the kid doesnt realise that a tracking device has been attached to his jacket meaning that the bad guys are never far behind and if they win the ultimate price will be paid. This makes for a tense non-stop chase movie that rarely lets up. There are moments of extreme violence but wisely most take place just off screen - you dont have to see everything to know what's implied and that makes this thriller one step up from the usual graphic unpleasantness. A fairly entertaining cat n mouse chaser that uses Edinburgh very effectively as its night time backdrop. big let down October 26, 2009 M. black (scotland) was looking forward to seeing this especially as it's set in edinburgh but it is a bit of a let down,it's watchable and visually stylish but as a thriller it's a bit lame.if there's nothing else on the tv fine but not worth buying.

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