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Is there an action movie star with the consistency and work ethic of Jason Statham? Few seem as prolific, and while Blitz in some ways follows the template of some of his earlier work, there’s a few really quite interesting touches squeezed in between the credits here.
At heart, Blitz feels like one of those old-fashioned ‘70s cop thrillers that they apparently don’t make any more. Statham is the old fashioned detective who refuses to play by new rules, with his outlook on life hardly in line with politically correct thinking. And he’s up against an extremely unpredictable, volatile foe in the shape of Aiden Gillan’s cop killer.
The two are kept apart for much of Blitz, and this is one of the film’s many wise steps. It allows both to build up respective heads of steam, with Gillen in particular proving to be a really quite distinct villain, and an extremely nasty one.
Behind the camera, you can’t help but feel that director Elliott Lester has done his homework, too. Stylishly, but not fussily, edited, Blitz is gritty, pacy, and knows not to outstay its welcome. There are elements of the film that you’ll have felt you’ve seen before, and there are few surprises to Statham’s performance in particular. Yet that proves to be one of the movie’s strengths, and it’s hard not to chalk Blitz up as another highly watchable entry on Jason Statham’s CV. A good, solid, action thriller. --Jon Foster
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Jason Statham (The Mechanic, The Expendables) heads the cast of Blitz as the tough, uncompromising and un-PC detective “Brant”, who is teamed with unlikely partner “Sgt Porter Nash” played by Paddy Considine (The Bourne Ultimatum) to investigate a series of police murders. BAFTA and Tony Award-nominee Aidan Gillen (HBO’s The Wire) and fellow BAFTA-nominee David Morrissey (Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, State of Play, Nowhere Boy) join the cast as a cop-hating serial killer “Weiss” (Gillen) and hack crime reporter “Dunlop” (Morrissey).
The strong supporting cast includes Tony Award winner Mark Rylance (recently seen at the Royal Court in Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem), Zawe Ashton (St Trinian’s II: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold), Richard Riddell (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus), Luke Evans (Clash of the Titans) and Nicky Henson (Vera Drake).
Written by Nathan Parker (Moon) and produced by Zygi Kamasa, Steve Chasman (The Bank Job), Brad Wyman and Donald Kushner, Blitz is the second feature to be directed by Elliott Lester.
The strong supporting cast includes Tony Award winner Mark Rylance (recently seen at the Royal Court in Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem), Zawe Ashton (St Trinian’s II: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold), Richard Riddell (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus), Luke Evans (Clash of the Titans) and Nicky Henson (Vera Drake).
Written by Nathan Parker (Moon) and produced by Zygi Kamasa, Steve Chasman (The Bank Job), Brad Wyman and Donald Kushner, Blitz is the second feature to be directed by Elliott Lester.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
When we meet Jason Statham's 'old school' style copper, he's battering some nasty street thugs with a hurley club.
The characters in Blitz, the film quickly makes it clear, are from the 'real world' not the PC world. There are dirty cops, hookers, homophobia, and some nasty violence. What makes Blitz work is the way it handles these and turns it all into a watchable mix thts less offensive than it sounds. With a slightly '70s feel, and the gritty 'nasty killer at work in a grimy world' atmosphere of the best of the 'Prime Suspect' series, Blitz centres around a killer who suddenly and nastily starts murdering cops.
Into this mix steps Paddy Considine as an openly gay Sergeant promoted in charge of the investigation. Considine is typically excellent, his character largely avoiding stereotypical pitfalls, except having a penchant for neatness and a 'minimalist' flat - and he has unexpected storyline layers that enrich the tale.
Aiden Gillen has never been better, his 'Blitz' a nasty, rat-like piece of work, all repressed cowardice, bitterness and sadism - far superior to his fey turn as a bad guy in 'Shanghai Knights'. Here he even looks skinny and roughed up, his character convincingly 'lived in'.
The violence is frequent and brief, but occasionally shocking, and the film's story takes us on a journey that's exciting at best and at least interesting at worst.
The ending may feel a little 'contrived', but when thought about afterwards it makes perfect sense. Its a richly plotted thriller that certainly feels like it's still got one foot in its crime novel roots.
Worth a look for fans of British thrillers.
The characters in Blitz, the film quickly makes it clear, are from the 'real world' not the PC world. There are dirty cops, hookers, homophobia, and some nasty violence. What makes Blitz work is the way it handles these and turns it all into a watchable mix thts less offensive than it sounds. With a slightly '70s feel, and the gritty 'nasty killer at work in a grimy world' atmosphere of the best of the 'Prime Suspect' series, Blitz centres around a killer who suddenly and nastily starts murdering cops.
Into this mix steps Paddy Considine as an openly gay Sergeant promoted in charge of the investigation. Considine is typically excellent, his character largely avoiding stereotypical pitfalls, except having a penchant for neatness and a 'minimalist' flat - and he has unexpected storyline layers that enrich the tale.
Aiden Gillen has never been better, his 'Blitz' a nasty, rat-like piece of work, all repressed cowardice, bitterness and sadism - far superior to his fey turn as a bad guy in 'Shanghai Knights'. Here he even looks skinny and roughed up, his character convincingly 'lived in'.
The violence is frequent and brief, but occasionally shocking, and the film's story takes us on a journey that's exciting at best and at least interesting at worst.
The ending may feel a little 'contrived', but when thought about afterwards it makes perfect sense. Its a richly plotted thriller that certainly feels like it's still got one foot in its crime novel roots.
Worth a look for fans of British thrillers.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
It`s so nice to see a proper made action movie for once,with a straight forward story line,ok it`s far from PC and the violence is graphic,plus a load of swear words,but the humour more than compensates,infact myself and the wife had never had so laugh out loud moments in a long time,how many new films would have a line in them as,your a good cop for a poof,takes you back to dirty harry and the viewers routing for the guy who hates the system,go see this now.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Bald bad boy bruiser Jason Statham is DS Tom Brant, a maverick London copper who plays by his own rules,(is there any other kind?) Brant doesn't takes prisoners and various other clichés, in this mid budget straight to DVD fare, based on re-occuring character by novelist Ken Bruen.
A cocky mass murderer calling himself "The Blitz" is targeting uniformed officers on Brant's manor, and courting disillusioned hack David Morrissey with the promise of fame if he reports from "inside the murders".
It's an established thriller formula, and Blitz follows the genre admirably. To add social relevance "Blitz" offers up a slice of `broken Britain', which throws the main thrust of the film slightly off kilter, but doesn't get in the way too much. Statham doesn't struggle with his limited range, giving us his usual gravelly thoated 'ard man, which he does well. The humour is suitably black, and Paddy Considine's gay detective works as a foil to Brant's sometimes over the top Ritchie -esque homophobia. Aidan Gillen, ("Queer as Folk", "The Wire") is suitably OTT as the vile villain for most of the film, but when moments of real violence explode on screen you do feel the menace.
The biggest surprise in "Blitz" is that it's the work of Nathan Parker, whose screenwriting feature debut was the impressive sci fi indie, "Moon". Elliot Lester's direction is slick and assured, the action and fight sequences are handled well, and London is shot in muted colours that suit the tone of the film.
When all's said and done, "Blitz" is a hardboiled detective flick that zips along at a tight ninety minutes, is enjoyable in the moment and instantly forgettable when the credits roll. It doesn't aim to be high art and has no pretensions to be other than a saturday night sofa thriller.
A cocky mass murderer calling himself "The Blitz" is targeting uniformed officers on Brant's manor, and courting disillusioned hack David Morrissey with the promise of fame if he reports from "inside the murders".
It's an established thriller formula, and Blitz follows the genre admirably. To add social relevance "Blitz" offers up a slice of `broken Britain', which throws the main thrust of the film slightly off kilter, but doesn't get in the way too much. Statham doesn't struggle with his limited range, giving us his usual gravelly thoated 'ard man, which he does well. The humour is suitably black, and Paddy Considine's gay detective works as a foil to Brant's sometimes over the top Ritchie -esque homophobia. Aidan Gillen, ("Queer as Folk", "The Wire") is suitably OTT as the vile villain for most of the film, but when moments of real violence explode on screen you do feel the menace.
The biggest surprise in "Blitz" is that it's the work of Nathan Parker, whose screenwriting feature debut was the impressive sci fi indie, "Moon". Elliot Lester's direction is slick and assured, the action and fight sequences are handled well, and London is shot in muted colours that suit the tone of the film.
When all's said and done, "Blitz" is a hardboiled detective flick that zips along at a tight ninety minutes, is enjoyable in the moment and instantly forgettable when the credits roll. It doesn't aim to be high art and has no pretensions to be other than a saturday night sofa thriller.
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no dutch subs.
The amazon version has no dutch subtitles on it .
Thas all i have to say about it good movie had to download it to put in dutch subs.
Thas all i have to say about it good movie had to download it to put in dutch subs.
Published 16 days ago by TheEgel
Wow!
I'm writing this review only one hour into this film. It is both unpleasant, violent, yet superb. I suggest you watch it.
Published 20 days ago by fivestarfrankie
another great film by a top actor
I THOUGHT THIS WAS A CRACKING MOVIE, I WOULD ADVISE PEOPLE TO WATCH THIS ON BLU-RAY!!!!
STATHAM AT HIS BEST
STATHAM AT HIS BEST
Published 25 days ago by YEMMY
"..ANOTHER STATHAM GEM.."
Statham is totally at his best in this brutal but brilliant cop killer thriller, this is very different from Stathams usual type of film but at the same time he does still deliver... Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Drury
A surprisingly decent cop thriller
Despite being shelved for months for extensive reshoots before being released to no interest at the box-office, Blitz turns out to be a perfectly decent Jason Statham flick. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Trevor Willsmer
Blitz dvd
another action packed film from our Jason if you like his films then this is another one to buy, and there is no reason as to not. brilliant film
Published 1 month ago by Mr. G. Booth
Cr*p One for the bin!
Very rarely do i switch films off! 20 mins did for me. So So bad. 'London Police'? who are they? the acting dreadful, the plot dreadful, the stereotyping of police officers -... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Dorset Fantasy
Typically Statham, unexpected brilliance from Considine!
My weakness is Jason Statham, and regardless of how awful the reviews are, I will more than likely watch it! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Louise Roberts
Totally Blitzed
Terrific - Jason S is the man and a great actor. A Saturday night viewing. Violent in the right places and I thoroughly recommend!
Published 2 months ago by Johnson
Jason smacks 'em again!
Good pommie police drama, although not the martial arts extravaganza that Mr Statham often appears in. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr Bruce Gaydon
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