Straightheads is an excellent movie that was unfairly slated by the critics. I don't understand why they gave this generally negative reviews. It is a real shame because it stopped people from going to the cinema to see it. It's a violent but provocative drama about an assaulted couple tempted by revenge. It's pretty graphic but we see what violence can do to people. There are violence and sex scenes but they are not gratuitous. The performances are quite good and the characters well developed. The chemistry and sexual tension between Alice -Gillian Anderson- and Adam -Danny Dyer- is sizzling hot and quite erotic. Dan Reed -who makes his feature debut with Straightheads- did a very good job. He makes a character study on the after-effects of violence on female and male identity and introduces vengeance into the story. Anthony Calf, playing the bad guy, did an excellent job too. If you want to see a shocking but good film, go for this one and draw your own conclusions!
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