Very Cool!!!

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

DEAD MAN DOWN is another generic crime thriller starring Colin Farrell, who has lost a lot of the early respect I had for him back when he was making an effort in the likes of MINORITY REPORT and TIGERLAND. Nowadays he stars in stuff like this and the TOTAL RECALL remake, both fluff pieces with nothing new to say.DEAD MAN DOWN starts on a high note with a profane shoot-out full of violent spectacle. After this it soon slows down to a crawl by introducing a quasi-romantic relationship between a taciturn Farrell and a struggling Noomi Rapace, sporting one of those Hollywood facial scars which is supposed to make her disfigured but rather looks like someone drew a line on her face with red Biro.The two characters are set on a path of revenge against stock bad guy Terrence Howard but boy, do they take a long time to get there. Although book-ended by quite effective moments, the long slow mid-section of DEAD MAN DOWN is what lets this film down quite considerably. The script just isn't up to much and the characters feel clunky and dull as a result; the viewer can never get involved in their story. It's a pity, as this is another case of Hollywood's wasted potential.

Dead Man Down starring Colin Farrell. Here he is required to reprise his facially immobile routine as Victor, a New York gangster who's part of a crew run by tough guy, Alphonse Hoyt (Terrence Howard). Alphonse is being menaced by people who are sending strange anonymous messages; meanwhile, Victor finds himself attracted to his troubled neighbour Beatrice (Noomi Rapace), who lives with her hearing-impaired mum, (Isabelle Huppert). Dead Man Down soon collapses into violent and boring nonsense. The film is a forgettable crime thriller with twists that come too late that barely matter to move the plot forward. The acting is what we would expect from a film of this quality. The film tends to drag on at several points and is focused on parts where we have seen before, in greater crime drama thrillers.

Dead Man Down is an outstanding movie, with great performances of Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace. Although the movie is set against the background of gang violence and revenge, this is not what the movie is about. Dead Man Down is a combination of an interesting character study and an original story line, in which the lives of 2 emotionally wounded persons somehow get connected by different motives of revenge. Yes, there is also some intense violence in the movie, but at the same time it is a movie with a lot of depth. It is well paced and kept my attention all of the time. I give it a well deserved rating of 8!

Is "Dead Man Down" a great movie? No but it is a very one. I think of this particular quote from "The Godfather" "Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold." What it means is this: Old saying from the Mafiosi in Sicily. Tells that the best payback is the one that comes with planning, and that brings the most horrendous pain to your enemies when they are not expecting and are just enjoying the fruits of all the dishonor they brought upon you. One must wait so he can really inflict pain to those who wronged him. Careful planning is necessary so your enemies will suffer terribly, but you won't be harmed by the Law or by your enemies' allies. (Urban Dictionary). This is exactly what Victor (Colin Farrell), has in store for psychopathic Gang Leader Alphonse (Terrence Howard), and his bunch of thugs who were responsible for the death of his daughter and the murder of his wife. It is so well thought out that he actually saves the life of the man he wants kill (and of course, by doing that he infiltrates the gang). He ends up meeting Beatrice (Noomi Rapace) who blackmails him into killing the drunk driver who disfigured her. What ends up happening though is through fate and luck (there is a Rabbit's Foot of Beatrice's that plays a huge role throughout the movie), these two eventually fall in love, and spoilers ahead: Are what allow them to psychologically, mend. There is one scene where after Victor beats up (but does not kill) the man who disfigured her, he admits it, and Beatrice says "I still love you." Then when Beatrice is captured by his friend Darcy (Dominic Cooper), and brought to Alphonse, and Alphonse gets a call from Victor saying "I am coming." Alphonse says "Are you coming for me" Victor says "No, I am coming for her." A key scene is where after Victor kills a bunch of bad guys he could have killed Darcy but spares him. So at the very end after he rescues Beatrice, and Alphonse and the rest die (and of course, Victor retrieves the Rabbit's Foot), he is confronted by Darcy with a gun, and Darcy asks "Did you spare me, because I have a wife and kid?' And Victor says "No, because they have you." It is worth noting that Darcy had nothing to do with the murder of Victor's wife (he joined the gang later). But the power of love which first saved Beatrice, then Victor, also saved Darcy, so Darcy could go home to is family (one more point about Darcy, he is a very intelligent person who is good at figuring things out (he even compares himself to the TV Detective Lt. Columbo), so you know he realizes how lucky he was and will be okay), while Victor and Beatrice were able to walk away, and kiss on the subway, and start their lives over together. 9/10 stars