Rating of
3/4
"Free Fire" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 10/23/18
A pair of Irishmen arrive in America in 1978 to buy weapons, but when an argument breaks out during the deal the situation soon descends into a bullet-riddled free-for-all.
Ben Wheatley's stripped-down action thriller has no heroes, gentlemen thieves or assassins with a code of honour; it shows a firefight as a brutal, bloody and above all messy business as a bunch of low-lifes scrabble around in the dirt while they inflict grievous bodily harm upon one another. In fact, the single location of a deserted factory, motley assortment of foul-mouthed villains, bloody violence and blackly comic dialogue is a little reminiscent of Reservoir Dogs...if it were remade by one of the brothers McDonagh,
Free Fire won't be to everyone's taste but the strong cast of hard-boiled wise guys, amusing dialogue and gritty, near non-stop action will certain appeal to a certain demographic, myself included.
