This is an adaptation of the 1985 BBC TV series regarded as one of the great British dramas that won a fistful of awards.
This movie was by the same director of the TV show, Martin Campbell now better known for relaunching James Bond twice as well as being co-produced by the BBC.
The action has located to the USA, Mel Gibson has gone mad with the death of his daughter and aided by Ray Winstone who stepped in the shoes of Robert De Niro at the last minute as De Niro reportedly walked out of the film on the first day.
The cerebral and atmospheric aspects of the TV series have gone and with a reduced running time we are left with an action thriller with some uneven pace, lack of nuances especially from the villains who telegraph that they are villains in capital letters and choppy editing leaves the story a tad confused.
Gibson is in his element in this type of film and Winstone does well in the reduced role of Jedburgh who had a more important part in the TV series.
Shame it is a bit run off the mill.
This movie was by the same director of the TV show, Martin Campbell now better known for relaunching James Bond twice as well as being co-produced by the BBC.
The action has located to the USA, Mel Gibson has gone mad with the death of his daughter and aided by Ray Winstone who stepped in the shoes of Robert De Niro at the last minute as De Niro reportedly walked out of the film on the first day.
The cerebral and atmospheric aspects of the TV series have gone and with a reduced running time we are left with an action thriller with some uneven pace, lack of nuances especially from the villains who telegraph that they are villains in capital letters and choppy editing leaves the story a tad confused.
Gibson is in his element in this type of film and Winstone does well in the reduced role of Jedburgh who had a more important part in the TV series.
Shame it is a bit run off the mill.