Following the recent death of Michael Apted, I saw mention of this "lost gem" as a companion piece to Get Carter and the Long Good Friday. A tough comparison, given that these latter two are stone-cold classics, and I'd never even heard of this one. I thought therefore that I really ought to check it out, and found a grainy copy on YouTube (allegedly from a DVD copy of a VHS!) - so there may be better transfers out there, but this sufficed.
Simply stated, it's not bad and I can see why it has the reputation it has amongst those who have seen it. Reasonable plot, some quite hard-edged action in places and some good performances - including a surprising turn from Freddie Starr!
Definitely worth a watch.
Simply stated, it's not bad and I can see why it has the reputation it has amongst those who have seen it. Reasonable plot, some quite hard-edged action in places and some good performances - including a surprising turn from Freddie Starr!
Definitely worth a watch.