Dead Man’s Shoes, 4 stars
Well, at least the festival ended with a good movie. Finished the season with Shane Meadows’ Dead Man’s Shoes.
A vengeance tale from a surprisingly lawless town somewhere in the not so good parts of England.
Done on a smallish budget, with a minimal cast and a lot of the action occurring off camera. But the lack of a budget is not enough to offset a good story (must be a quite controversial twist to Hollywood), and it indeed manages to move along like a well-disciplined soldier. Exactly who the protagonist is, on a highplainsdrifteresque-mission.
Occasionally humorous. But those moments just contrast the pervasive grimness of the story.
Best movie of the foursome, and a decent cap to the festival.
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