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DVD Deviation
 Run time: 90 min Rating: 4.0 Genres: Thriller Director: J.K. Amalou Writers: J.K. Amalou Stars: Danny Dyer, Anna Walton, James Doherty |
| Storyline Told over one horrifying night, Deviation will take you on a white-knuckle journey into the mind of Frank Norton, a dangerous schizophrenic murderer as he escapes from Broadmoor Hospital and embarks on a murderous rampage across London. But when Frankie takes a hostage, the deadly game of cat-and-mouse truly begins. Written by dg |
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| Details: Country: UK Release Date: 24 February 2012 (UK) |
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DVD Deviation
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Can't believe I actually just watched this until the end. This film is bad, really bad, bad acting, bad script. I don't know why Danny Dyer even bothers taking films like this.
Half way through I actually thought it was a comedy, the characters are so dull and as for the guy at the petrol station and the policeman omg. It looked as if the makers had just grabbed people off the street and told them to read a few lines.
Don't bother with this film complete waste of time
I actually think this has finished him as an actor looks like he's only doing it for the money, mind you I don't even think he should be paid after watching this.
I really enjoyed watching Deviation. The story, the acting, and the mood fit perfectly. Such a treat watching Danny Dyer play a different role. His performance as Franky reminds me of Brad Pitt's character in in Kalifornia: one minute charming & childlike but can turn violently angry in the next. I had only seen Anna Watson in Hellboy 2 and as Amber, she was good in this movie as well.
The story is well written and utterly believable. This is not an action movie but a slow burning thriller. The creepiest scene for me involved hair stroking. We are rooting for Amber throughout the whole film and during each scene we can imagine ourselves acting & reacting exactly the way she does. Just like the movies Red Eye, Cellular, and Phone Booth, the focus is on 2 characters in a nightmare situation and the hero/heroine is a regular person, so the audience is watching how someone realistically copes to save him/herself.
What a film this is. I thought it was brilliant. Danny Dyer plays a nutter on the run who kidnaps an innocent nurse. The nurse is princess Nuala in Hellboy 2. She's also very good as she tries to escape from him all night long. The film is also about the psychological game between the two of them. There is also some pretty good twists throughout the film (check out the Vespa guy… It's a classic. Or the stuff happening in the shack.)
Not a perfect film but if you like gritty stories, then this is one for you. Moral of the story? Lock your car door because you really don't want Danny Dyer in your car after dark…
My OH ordered this film on Bluray as he loves Danny Dyer. Although I have never been the biggest Dyer fan, I was pulled into this story straight away – it was scary and tense and I just wanted Amber to get away from Frankie.
In my opinion, Danny Dyer played this different character really well and Anna Walton was very good as the kidnapped nurse trying to keep ahead of him. There were a few moments that made me feel a bit queasy and uneasy but that shows they did what they were meant to. The weirdest thing for me was I felt sorry for Frankie at the end, making me think quite a lot about it. That to me, is the sign of a decent film.
I will most definitely be watching this film again, as will my OH who also enjoyed it a lot.