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

Brad Wyman

Rob Hardy

Elaine Grainger

Elliott Lester

Steven Chasman

Ilan Eshkeri

Max Gottlieb

Donald Kushner

Suzie Harman

John Gilbert

Ken Bruen

Nathan Parker

Zygi Kamasa

Sian Milne

Lee Sandales

Steve Carter

Rebecca Duncan

Robert Farr

Claire Tovey

Johnny Ludlow

Jo Beckett

Tim Blake

Simon Changer

Gareth Milne

Lorna Mann

Nick Lowe

Susie Allnutt

Imogen Bell

Chris Georgas

Tony Jackson

Nadia Stacey

Julia Jones

Kathy Charles

Lorea Hoye

Tom Collier

Helene Oosthuizen

James Clarke

Kate Halsall

Francesco Ferrari

Kenny Groom

Joe Geary

Matt Kaleda

Rob Wheeldon

Catherine Scoble

Lucy Tanner

Robert Brazier

Patrick Owen

Barny Crocker

David Baker

Jennie Paddon

Oliver Ward

Mick Ward

Zoe Cousins

Lea Morement

Neil Cairns

Georgie Fallon

Sara Hayward

Dave Philpott

Colin Burrows

Douglas Glen

Graeme Purdy

Jamie Newton

Paul Worley

Michael Mooney

Samantha Tracey

Alexandra Voikou

Anthony Ferretti

Jo Hawthorne

Charlie Wall

Joseph Stracey

Charles Jellis

Marc Atherfold

Darren Quinn

Sam Phillips

Peta Dunstall

Natalie Sloan

Anthony Ward

Chris Bentley

Stuart Fyvie

John Coyne

Steve Foster

Livia Burton

Joanne Hurley

George Haldsworth

Rowena Wilkinson

James Addington

Sean Davis

Paul Cathie

Mark Shelley

Tom Barrow

Peter Dickinson

Jeremy Braben

Rose Wicksteed

James Hyman

Phill Hardy

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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