The gangster Victor (Colin Farrell ) has been working for the powerful mobster Alphonse Hoyt (Terrence Howard) for nine months and has the gratitude of the kingpin for saving his life during an attack to a Jamaican gang. When the criminal Paul is found dead and Alphonse receives pieces of a photo, he tries to discover who is behind the actions. He does not know that Victor is actually the Hungarian engineer Lazlo Kerick, a man who had his little daughter and his wife murdered by Alphonse. Victor has been carefully planning his revenge against Alphonse.
Out of the blue, his neighbor Beatrice (Noomi Rapace) from an apartment on the other side of the street, who has scars on the face due to a car accident, contacts him and shows a footage of Victor killing Paul. She tells that if he does not kill the man that hit her and destroyed her life, she will deliver the footage to the police. The reluctant Victor accepts the deal and after successive encounters, they develop attraction for each other.
"Dead Man Down" is a good tale of revenge that could have been great with improvements in the story and a better conclusion. The gangsters are too dumb and never suspects of Victor. The make-up of Noomi Rapace is very poor for a traumatized woman due to her scars. Further, her character does not inspire pity from the viewers. The character of Isabelle Huppert is silly and pointless, wasting the talent of this magnificent French actress. But the worst is the senseless conclusion, with the stupid attitude of Beatrice that does not post the memory card, just to give the chance to the usual clichés with car crash, shootings and explosions. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Sem Perdão" ("No Mercy")
Out of the blue, his neighbor Beatrice (Noomi Rapace) from an apartment on the other side of the street, who has scars on the face due to a car accident, contacts him and shows a footage of Victor killing Paul. She tells that if he does not kill the man that hit her and destroyed her life, she will deliver the footage to the police. The reluctant Victor accepts the deal and after successive encounters, they develop attraction for each other.
"Dead Man Down" is a good tale of revenge that could have been great with improvements in the story and a better conclusion. The gangsters are too dumb and never suspects of Victor. The make-up of Noomi Rapace is very poor for a traumatized woman due to her scars. Further, her character does not inspire pity from the viewers. The character of Isabelle Huppert is silly and pointless, wasting the talent of this magnificent French actress. But the worst is the senseless conclusion, with the stupid attitude of Beatrice that does not post the memory card, just to give the chance to the usual clichés with car crash, shootings and explosions. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Sem Perdão" ("No Mercy")