Directed by:
George IsaacCinematography:
Howard AthertonCast:
Elsa Pataky, Rufus Sewell, James Frain, Gabriel Byrne, Toby Stephens, Julian Sands, Leo Gregory, David Schofield, Terence Maynard, Gil Darnell, Neil Maskell (more)VOD (3)
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A criminal is caught up in a game of cat-and-mouse between a London police boss and a crime lord. Set in contemporary London, The Deadly Game is the tale of Riley (Toby Stephens) a high line professional heistmeister hired to pull off the ultimate sting. Caught between Parker (Rufus Sewell) head of a maverick police unit and Joseph Corso (Gabriel Byrne) a renowned and feared crime lord, Riley is unwittingly drawn into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. (Universal Pictures UK)
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It’s sometimes referred to as The Deadly Game. This British wave of gritty detective thrillers from London and other British streets didn't particularly impress me. There are quite a few of them, and one feels like they're all quite similar, just with slightly different actors. The problem with this film is that it's not very gritty, not very smart, and certainly not entertaining at all. It's nice that not everyone is trying to mimic Ritchie's style, but when the story itself lacks substance, it just ends up being boring.
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