SLEEPING DOGS is an engaging little Kiwi drama, quite obviously made on a low budget but nevertheless a film which looks great in high definition even today. It features Sam Neill in his first leading role, playing a mild-mannered ordinary guy who finds himself caught up in political instability following the break-up of his relationship. Mistaken for a terrorist, he finds himself on the run and pursued by the authorities in a hostile world. The film's rural setting looks frequently great, while Neill himself is as good as you'd expect him to be. The film's political futurist plot remains as timely as ever, and there's a real undercurrent of nihilism which keeps it dark and focused.
Review of Sleeping Dogs
