Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
From its trailer we got the idea that it'd be purely an over the top action-gore extravaganza but what makes HOBO so special & an instant Grindhouse masterpiece that it's got a beautiful heart. I loved it, turned out better than the expectation...what a blast!
>>: A-
The Warrior's Way (2010)
>>: B-
Husk (2010)
First film of new After Dark originals...result: pretty disappointing.
>>: C-
Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
>>: B
10 Rillington Place (1971)
This is a remarkable film adaptation of the case of infamous British serial killer John Christie. The film shows a dangerous manipulative killer hiding behind a bland, mild exterior of an everyday sober English gentleman which showcases a disturbing exploration of evil.
The film centers on the case of young and fully dim-witted Timothy Evans (brilliantly played by young John Hurt) who comes to lodge and whose pretty young wife becomes another victim of Christie and this case represented a rare & haunting chapter in the legal system of England. The Christie murders were famous in Britain, and, in fact, historic because of their effect on the elimination of the UK's death penalty. And as a film, based on the true events, it turned out a devastating & sad experience while watching an innocent & helpless man get hanged for the murder of his wife & child and the killer is getting away.
Richard Attenborough’s all screen performance as Christie is I think, one of the finest examples to follow in method acting. As a study of the evil mind this is an acting tour de force.
Highly Recommended.
>>: A