Jason Statham

Paddy Considine

Aidan Gillen

Zawe Ashton

Luke Evans

David Morrissey

Ron Donachie

Joe Dempsie

Elly Fairman

Ned Dennehy

Bill Champion

Richard Riddell

Mark Rylance

Alex Lanipekun

Steven Harwood-Brown

Nabil Elouahabi

Del Synnott

Nicky Henson

Mark Roper

Ranjit Krishnamma

Serge Soric

Antonia Christy

Gregory Finnegan

Taylor James

Christina Cole

Taya De La Cruz

Rebecca Eve

Omar Hosein

Luke Barron

Shiden Mezghebe

Michael Byrch

Elliott Lester

Ken Bruen

Nathan Parker

Elaine Grainger

Steven Chasman

Zygi Kamasa

Donald Kushner

Brad Wyman

Rob Hardy

Suzie Harman

Ilan Eshkeri

Max Gottlieb

John Gilbert

Sian Milne

Steve Carter

Lee Sandales

Rebecca Duncan

Nadia Stacey

Imogen Bell

Tim Blake

Nick Lowe

Robert Farr

Kathy Charles

Tom Collier

Lorea Hoye

Gareth Milne

Tony Jackson

Susie Allnutt

Chris Georgas

Simon Changer

Claire Tovey

Helene Oosthuizen

Lorna Mann

Julia Jones

Johnny Ludlow

Jo Beckett

James Clarke

Kate Halsall

Jo Hawthorne

Douglas Glen

Charles Jellis

Graeme Purdy

Sara Hayward

James Addington

Jeremy Braben

Alexandra Voikou

Barny Crocker

Phill Hardy

Francesco Ferrari

David Baker

Rob Wheeldon

George Haldsworth

Sean Davis

Jamie Newton

Jennie Paddon

Marc Atherfold

Kenny Groom

Steve Foster

Darren Quinn

Charlie Wall

Paul Worley

Anthony Ward

Sam Phillips

Oliver Ward

Rose Wicksteed

Michael Mooney

Alice Wolfbauer

Joe Geary

Mick Ward

Paul Cathie

Catherine Scoble

Peta Dunstall

Mark Shelley

Lucy Tanner

Samantha Tracey

Anthony Ferretti

Rowena Wilkinson

Robert Brazier

Joseph Stracey

Patrick Owen

Tom Barrow

Chris Bentley

Zoe Cousins

Stuart Fyvie

Lea Morement

John Coyne

Matt Kaleda

Dave Philpott

Christoph Bauschinger

James Hyman

Colin Burrows

Neil Cairns

Georgie Fallon

Livia Burton

Joanne Hurley

Crime

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Blitz

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Blitzkrieg Bop.

Jason Statham stars as Brant, a rugged copper with anger issues. He likes a drink or twelve, likes to beat down on bad guys and is a constant source of PR hassle for his superior. When a serial killer known as Blitz (Aidan Gillen) starts killing police officers, Brant takes it personal.

It is what it is really, just what you would expect from a Statham movie, where the tagline says it all, Cop Killer Vs Killer Cop! There's lots of chases, fighting, quips, brooding menace and with Brant teamed up with Paddy Considine's gay Officer Nash, some room for cheeky devilment. Director Elliott Lester and cinematographer Rob Hardy favour a scuzzy colour palette that befits the London locations, all while Ilan Eshkeri's sound tracking pounds away its feral beats.

One sub-plot involving Zawe Ashton's rehab released copper doesn't serve much of a purpose, and you have to take with a pinch of salt how Blitz goes about his business (he leaves finger prints everywhere!) But it's The Stath kicking butt and that is more often than not good enough for a good time, such is the case here. 6.5/10

The Movie Mob

**Blitz disappoints in almost every way. Dumb movie with a cast much better than it deserved.**

Blitz parades its dreadful lack of logic and experience, making its short runtime feel much too long. The writing chases side plots and rabbit trails that lead nowhere despite an effort to tie it all together later in the film. The result is a distracted storyline with awful pacing. The score and soundtrack didn’t help either, as grunge rock music punctuates every action scene. The one part of this movie that shines is the casting with several big actors that have significantly risen since their time in this film, including an Oscar Winner. Unfortunately, the horrible directing overshadowed its cast’s great skill. I am a major Statham fan but not a fan of this movie at all.

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