HARRIGAN is a dark and dour crime drama that sufficiently sums up a gloomy feel appropriate with the '70s era and northern setting. Where it suffers is in the lack of budget, that makes certain sequences laughable instead of powerful; the Hong Kong flashbacks, for example, are unrealistic and over-directed throughout. Stephen Tompkinson gives an adequate turn as the protagonist, but the only cast member who really stands out is Gillian Kearney adding a bit of warmth; the rest are merely so-so. Watch out for DOOMSDAY bad-guy Craig Conway as another over-the-top villain and a random homage to THE BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN, possibly the most random one I've seen yet. The fiery climax owes something to Carpenter's ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 but isn't in the same league.
Review of Harrigan
