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Wasteland

2012 1h 49m Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama List
60% Tomatometer 25 Reviews 63% Audience Score 500+ Ratings
A man (Luke Treadaway) tells a police inspector (Timothy Spall) how he and three pals carried out an elaborate plan to rob a nefarious drug lord. Read More Read Less
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Simon Crook Empire Magazine It may not be immune to the odd Brit thriller clich, but this is an assured, stylish heist thriller from the debut filmmaker. Rated: 3/5 Nov 15, 2013 Full Review Ben Sachs Chicago Reader This British heist picture is familiar but energetic genre filmmaking, more interesting in its particulars than in its overall conception. Aug 1, 2013 Full Review Brian Tallerico HollywoodChicago.com The constant spinning of wheels drains the piece of its energy until a final act gets so convoluted that the whole thing falls apart. Rated: 2.0/5.0 Jul 31, 2013 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com A derivative amalgamation of heist genre classics, all the while bearing an excessively smug grin. Aug 22, 2019 Full Review Ray Pride Newcity We're decades past the Kitchen Sink school, this kitchen's sunk. Apr 8, 2014 Full Review Claire Webb Radio Times The end result is a slick, satisfying debut. Rated: 3/5 Nov 21, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Emin D This is a really good mini-series. Music and photography perfectly adds to the scenery and the plot of the series. The plot itself is written very good - you couldn’t know until last episode what is the epilogue. Definitely series to watch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/14/24 Full Review S R Having just watched this magnificently-written and produced thriller, I'm ASTOUNDED that it's only rated around 60%. It just easily took the slot of 'Best film I've ever seen' and I'm still lost in admiration of the script, the plot, the actors et al. Luke Treadaway's an actor I vaguely knew of but he showed what he's made of in this and I'll be looking for his other roles. He was the perfect choice here, and the other actors delivered with equal skill and punch. Great storyline which gently plays out as more background detail is made known and I don't want to say more as it will detract from the sheer skill with which the full story becomes apparent. Ignore the 60%ers, sit back and immerse yourself as I just did. You truly won't be disappointed. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/22 Full Review Audience Member the equivalent of a "lad magazine" movie in movie form; funny bro lads and a luminous Kirby and typically good Spall Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A really good film with some great acting and a clever story, which got better and better as the film progressed. The four lads in the film worked really well together, whilst Timothy Spall had real presence as the detective. I found it difficult to work out some of the dialogue at times, which made it tricky to follow the complicated twists and turns at times, but in the great scheme of things it was a clear, enjoyable and funny story well told in this film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Well made crime-drama, but its major fault is there's no real characters to like within the film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review geoff a Great film. Really enjoyed it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A man (Luke Treadaway) tells a police inspector (Timothy Spall) how he and three pals carried out an elaborate plan to rob a nefarious drug lord.
Director
Rowan Athale
Screenwriter
Rowan Athale
Production Co
Mischief Films, Head Gear Films
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 6, 2014
Runtime
1h 49m
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