On paper Triple 9 looked a winner. A rugged story of police corruption and organised crime helmed by a premier exponent of visceral action films, The Proposition and Lawless director John Hillcoat. The film also boasts a stellar cast including Kate Winslet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Casey Affleck and Woody Harrelson. Despite its seemingly impeccable credentials, though, Triple 9 fails to fire.
Read moreLawless is based on the true story of the Bondurant brothers – Forest (Tom Hardy), Howard (Jason Clarke) and Jack (Shia Labeouf) – who were hillbilly moonshine peddlers in Virginia during prohibition in the 1930’s. At first they have a cosy arrangement with the local sheriffs flogging rot gut whiskey around the hills and seem to be free from the
Read moreIt’s crime time on Built For Speed this week as we look at two big gangster films currently screening in our cinemas: Killing them Softly from Chopper director Andrew Dominik and Lawless from The Proposition director John Hillcoat. We also have plenty of new music including tracks from the latest album from Tame Impala “Lonerism”. Don’t forget our regular preview of gigs
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