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The Last Seven (2011)
Where was the acting? I am not amused
This film started similar to that of 28 days later, and tries to recreate the atmos of a deserted London, the line 7 million people until today...did have some intrigue, but this was soon dispersed....a guy(William) wakes up in the middle of the road in the financial district of London, and he wanders around in silence for about 15 minutes...vandalises a car in the vain attempt to see someone. He eventually meets up with a Drunk Henry, a young girl named Chloe,a military Sargent armed with a rifle called Mason. They too have no memory, and aimlessly wander the streets.
The tension is poorly attempted by having a first person camera angle watch this trio, given the impression that they are being followed. This does not add any suspense and frankly destroys the atmosphere it tries to create, also the quiet whispering and blue lights which only adds to the confusion of why these characters are all alone in London.
A few bizarre flash backs trying to keep the suspense, which in turn fails to add intrigue. and the four link up with a further trio Issac, Isabelle and Robert....you soon realise that they are all linked to one another. Big surprise. Chloe is Henry's daughter, Robert is Masons Captin, William is a reporter on the story of the young girl, but Henry forces a cover up, Isabelle is linked to Issacs wife....but Issac appears to be the loner, quoting from the bible and is oddly silent most of the time, the seven aimlessly wander the streets trying to find a reason. One unconvincing theory is a dirty bomb was detonated and everyone was evacuated. would have been more believable if the actors were not so stiff in front of the camera, and the lines were delivered with some skill, they all seemed to lack a sense of direction, no real vibe was felt with these actors, they all just waited their turn to deliver their lines and didn't react well together. Danny Dyer plays a small cameo role, black hoody, bandaged and blood coming from his eyes, He hunts each of the seven and succeeds in taking a few out. This character should have had more time on the screen, but i assume that this to add that air of mystery.
The occurrence of the young girl who appears on a few occasions tries to give you some diretcion to the plot, along with the flashbacks, which is frankly weak. A girl is kidnapped and two armed men who you can possibly guess are special forces go to rescue her (Robert and Mason), but she is killed. Which then leads to the father, Issac, wanting to act his revenge on those involved and covering it up.
Which leads you to the final conclusion all the characters were in a restaurant and Issac blows him self up with a nail bomb killing everyone, but Chloe who for some reason gets a second chance, and has starred the "grim reaper" (Danny Dyer) in the eye.
The plot was weak, the acting poor i would have thought that Issac played by Ronan Vibert would have added some class, but it lacked any sense of direction, this film with the proper director and someone that could actually write a suspenseful script would have been so much better, if this was filmed by Hideo Nakata it would have been awesome.
I had some hopes that this would be a good UK film but I am left thinking why the hell was this created.
The Collector (2009)
The Collector
I came across this film by accident, I didn't read anything up on this, and as the film started to pan out it seemed like this was going to be a run of the mill heist type of film, with the added cliché of a father trying to dote on his daughter, with a angry ex-wife.
I was soon mistaken and taken into what can only be described as Saw meets the cube, The easy heist changes to a deadly game of cat and mouse amongst a house laden with traps set by an unknown masked man, who doesn't seem to talk and has these really creepy eyes that, is he a deranged psycho killer, or a demon? no one knows. Twits and turns as the crook tries to sneak his way out, he gains a conscience and tries to help others that have been captured. The motive for the masked man is apparently unknown, maybe he gets a kick out of it. This film is a mix of Hostel meets Saw with a hint of the cube.
Case 39 (2009)
Case 39 - Spoiler Alert
An over worked child care social worker Emily Jenkins(Renée Zellweger), helping abused children. Fights for the right of one lone 10 year old girl Lillith (Jodelle Ferland from silent hill), saved from her being cooked in the oven by her parents (this is not a Hanzel and Gretal Story), the parents end up in a psych ward for evaluation before their trial. And Renee gains custody while foster care is being organised. Renee is taken off the case for conflict of interests, and things start to go awry. I have seen psychological thrillers before, but this one did have me on the edge of my seat, Lillith is a strange girl, she has this aura about her, an uneasy feeling that Emily starts to realise when a close friend dies after talking to Lillith about his own person fears. People start dying in very strange ways, after receiving a telephone call from Emily's house and cell phone. The only hope is that Emily gets is from the Father, Lillith is not the innocent 10 year old you might think her out to be, there is something.......when a child is born they have a soul, but some times something can latch onto that, something unpure that enjoys watching people suffer, something dark, something stained. This is the part of Lillith that controls Emily, making sure that she abides to her every whim. Emily realises the danger and tries to escape with dramatic effect.