Ignore the critics if you favour character development over gripping your seat throughout a whole film. The relationships of the main characters need to develop for the story to have credibility and to keep the pace faster wouldn't allow that. Critics are perhaps jaded from watching too many movies if they have the need for a beat to be evidently maintained. The plot requires tension to exist because it involves the subterfuge of trust. There is tension throughout the film which I felt even in the 'lighter' scenes not directly related to the plot due to good acting which allows us to see that the existence and gravity of the plot are always present in the minds of those involved. I felt the director didn't drop the ball at the end but just fumbled it slightly otherwise I'd have given the film a higher score.
Review of Dead Man Down
