When I watched this at first I had mixed feelings. As many say it is indeed just a movie of a man in his cell and I wasn't blown away with it at first. I was expecting mayhem and extreme violence but it has nowhere near the intensity of Foot Soldiers, Villain, etc. So I sat on my thoughts and watched it again a few hours later.
Having watched it the second time around it came across totally differently. I would say it's some of the best acting Fairbrass has ever done and he went deep into who this character was and played him very well as a violent psychopath, yet a man who also thought deeply about what he had done, questioned who he was, and tried to understand the man that he once was and who he had become. One minute he was a 6ft 4 yeti psycho yet the next minute he was caring and compassionate. He really saw himself in his cellmate which calmed him in some ways. Ultimately did his demons take over or was it his care and compassion? Very deep indeed!
I found it a very moving, dark psychological movie that made you think and I would say it's a fantastic movie.
For those who complain I suggest you drop the expectation of violence and watch it again. This movie will truly get into your psyche and make you think.
Fairbrass has shown it's not all about non-stop violence and he has seriously raised his acting game.
Having watched it the second time around it came across totally differently. I would say it's some of the best acting Fairbrass has ever done and he went deep into who this character was and played him very well as a violent psychopath, yet a man who also thought deeply about what he had done, questioned who he was, and tried to understand the man that he once was and who he had become. One minute he was a 6ft 4 yeti psycho yet the next minute he was caring and compassionate. He really saw himself in his cellmate which calmed him in some ways. Ultimately did his demons take over or was it his care and compassion? Very deep indeed!
I found it a very moving, dark psychological movie that made you think and I would say it's a fantastic movie.
For those who complain I suggest you drop the expectation of violence and watch it again. This movie will truly get into your psyche and make you think.
Fairbrass has shown it's not all about non-stop violence and he has seriously raised his acting game.