Reviews of Dead Man's Shoes 2004
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It has been a while since I have been this moved, disturbed, kicked and beaten while I was down by a film as I was by Shane Meadows' tale of revenge and retribution.
There is an immediate sense of realism from the get go and that is what gives this film its strength. We are watching real people in an unreal situation. In essence it is the simplest of revenge stories. If you read the synopsis, you probably would expect…
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He may not be the biggest,he may not be the toughest but boy does Paddy Considine scare the shit out of me in this. Intense.Fuck me he's intense.
A straightforward revenge flick with some truly terrifying scenarios played out in a nameless Midlands town,this is Shane Meadows gone ga ga. Paddy Considine's ex-para Richard is obviously a cross between Rambo and Taxi Driver just like it says on the DVD sleeve. Only his methods put both Stallone and De Niro… -
Grief, anger, despair, Paddy Considine brings all these emotions to the troubled character of Richard, a solider who returns home to reek terrible revenge, on his brothers tormentors.
The first time I watched 'Dead Man's Shoes', I expected it to be a full-on 'Saw-type' horror movie, with elaborate torture devices and gratuitous gore. But from Richard's first calm-breaking snarl at a dazed dealer of 'You ya cunt', I found myself being pleasantly surprised and enthralled by this heartbreaking tale of…
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I flippin love Paddy Considine, after seing his directorial debut Tyrannosaur, which left me stunned, i was delighted to see him in this and pretty much the same effect. The glorious modern british kitchen sinker. Grim, disturbing and hilarious at the same time. Top notch British film making and then some.
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God will forgive them. He'll forgive them and allow them into Heaven. I can't live with that.
-RichardLooking at Paddy Considine's filmography I realize that I've seen films he's been in, but this is the first time I've taken notice. I'm looking forward to rewatching those films mainly to see what parts he was playing.
The man stands at 5'9", but you'd swear he was 10' tall in this film. If anything it's Considine's performance that makes this film…
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Well if tyrannosaur was his directorial Power slam then this is his acting Power slam.
Paddy Considine. Every inch of him spits fire. The man is a personification of anger in this. This performance would have given any actor a run for his money.
And what an ending. I say, what a fucking beautiful ending.
This is tooth clenching stuff.
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An intense, incredible central performance from Paddy Considine anchors this chilling but completely engrossing film. The story is raw and gut-wrenching, intesifying as more of the backstory is slowly revealed, culminating in an outstanding finale.
The unseen and implied violence is shocking and unsettling, while the violence you do see is just as visceral and vengeful. Considine's character is a terrifying beast, a vigilante whose actions you can both empathise with and be horrified by, but it's an extraordinary and…
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