I was lucky enough to win a competition and so have had the pleasure of a preview of this film before release and must say that it’s immensely enjoyable.

Jenny Agutter (American Werewolf in London, Logan’s Run) plays a detective who arrests a man (Paul Conway) on suspicion of a murder. When talking to him, she gradually unravels a dark past which has led him to shut himself off from the world.

This film is incredibly atmospheric and the first part of the film gives a really moody impression of London. A little bit of the film is set in Paris and there’s also a scene in New York, but this looks like a very good recreation.

I found the film to be intelligent and thoughtful, whilst also creating a terrific noir ambience. Jenny Agutter still looks really beautiful and it’s great to see her in such a different role. Jeremy Bulloch (who I'm a fan of - he played Boba Fett in the Star Wars films) plays her partner and is also very good to watch.

Overall the DVD is… more »

I was lucky enough to win a competition and so have had the pleasure of a preview of this film before release and must say that it’s immensely enjoyable.

Jenny Agutter (American Werewolf in London, Logan’s Run) plays a detective who arrests a man (Paul Conway) on suspicion of a murder. When talking to him, she gradually unravels a dark past which has led him to shut himself off from the world.

This film is incredibly atmospheric and the first part of the film gives a really moody impression of London. A little bit of the film is set in Paris and there’s also a scene in New York, but this looks like a very good recreation.

I found the film to be intelligent and thoughtful, whilst also creating a terrific noir ambience. Jenny Agutter still looks really beautiful and it’s great to see her in such a different role. Jeremy Bulloch (who I'm a fan of - he played Boba Fett in the Star Wars films) plays her partner and is also very good to watch.

Overall the DVD is very well presented and also worth noting is a fabulous outtake with Jeremy Bulloch as part of the extras on the disc. This film is very original and I haven’'t seen many thrillers like it. I'’d recommend it to anyone who likes the genre.

Showed at the Rain dance East Festival in London 2005.

An interesting opening shot quickly soured when the lead Paul Conway (Jack) appeared. The locations and photography were excellent, a tribute to the cinematographer(s) and the grading staff. Occasionally the lighting was a little hot from time to time, presumably from grading up a dark image.

The performances on the whole were dire, especially from the lead Conway. His mannerisms and bulging eyes (look Ma I'm acting) a distraction from the start and never got better. His dialogue and that of the cast was stilted and sparse, he seemed like a maniac depressive constantly cutting himself, in both the present, and in the flashbacks. I never felt he was in love with (Landrige) Kendra Torgan a woman he met a couple of times, maybe lust.

Jenny Agutter (Kenosha) is really doing herself no favours either, for a police detective, her reasons for believing Jack is totally unbelievable. Laurent Maurel (Illya) presented the… more »

Showed at the Rain dance East Festival in London 2005.

An interesting opening shot quickly soured when the lead Paul Conway (Jack) appeared. The locations and photography were excellent, a tribute to the cinematographer(s) and the grading staff. Occasionally the lighting was a little hot from time to time, presumably from grading up a dark image.

The performances on the whole were dire, especially from the lead Conway. His mannerisms and bulging eyes (look Ma I'm acting) a distraction from the start and never got better. His dialogue and that of the cast was stilted and sparse, he seemed like a maniac depressive constantly cutting himself, in both the present, and in the flashbacks. I never felt he was in love with (Landrige) Kendra Torgan a woman he met a couple of times, maybe lust.

Jenny Agutter (Kenosha) is really doing herself no favours either, for a police detective, her reasons for believing Jack is totally unbelievable. Laurent Maurel (Illya) presented the only decent performance, however he was trapped by meaningless dialogue and the confines of an ill structured plot. Anne Marie Wayne (Jacq) does okay, although might have been better to leave her flashback out completely, as it undermines her overall performance.

The story was confusing and doesn't resolve itself in a convincing manner. I struggled with the flashbacks, as the timelines were unclear, and happened far too often, coupled with bland, mundane exposition. The love interest felt marred as it arrived very late in the story and without a convincing scene to explain his love, I left feeling Jack was a stalker. I was fond of Jacks way of dealing with a junkie, locking them up (presumably to go cold turkey) and talk to them, for me this was the start of the story downturn. I'm wondering who would live in a block of flats where there is a murder by a policeman, junky prostitutes show up, and no one else pays attention to banging and screaming of a junky going cold turkey.

The last three scenes were particularly infuriating - The Fett character is the murderer they're looking for and covering it up. We are expected to believe he committed the crime due to his temper. His constant attempts to incriminate Jack or the junky were too far on the wrong side of co incidence - Kenosha (Agutter) is sitting moodily regretting by this stage, presumably for signing onto this movie.

Technically well shot, this is an interesting idea seemingly wasted by mis casting and stilted dialogue. Final quibble - attention to detail: There are no double yellow lines in New York city.

When Jack finally meets Landrige again, she has arrived back with Illya, while her lost love is snoozing on the kitchen table; she goes to bed and is asleep when Jack is awoken and goes up to the bedroom??? Jack then attempts to smother her with a pillow then releases her. This is followed by the opening shot repeated as a full scene now, unfortunately its ruined by terrible expository dialogue, and Jack cutting himself again - I have no idea what the Landrige character saw in him, maybe it was the Florence Nightingale syndrome.

The director's cameo (Bruce) was fun, and allowed Jack the opportunity to kill him for no real reason (maybe the disjointed plot, or miscasting), or to obviously to remove the wimpish performance from Paul Conway. However, the real joy with Neil Wassell's movie is the homage's. Numerous Star Wars references including (Han Solo's "It was a boring conversation anyway") ruined by Paul Conway. Others included a Blazing Saddles tribute, Jack smashes a photo frame and holds a shard to his throat, and the bad guys let him go. Clevon Littles (Bart the Sheriff) holding a gun to his head, to get away from the disgruntled t