There are absolutely hundreds of British gangster movies released over the years . Most have a terrible looking posters and bad acting to match . Villain has the awful looking poster but the film itself is not bad at all.
After 10 years, Eddie Franks is out of prison and trying to stay on the straight and narrow, but his drug-mule brother Sean has other ideas. Rival gangster brothers are demanding Sean repay his debt to them, causing Eddie to get tangled in the crossfire.
There is nothing particularly new about the story in Villian but it's the acting that makes this a cut above the usual gangster fodder .
Craig Fairbrass doesn't just look the part , he can act . It's not just the violent scenes that he does well , it's the quiet, emotional ones too . He shares a few screen moments with a young actress called Izuka Hoyle ( Chloe) and they are very impressive together .
This does have the violence and strong language you would expect but it's not as gratuitous as you might expect and overall I was pleasantly surprised with Villain.
After 10 years, Eddie Franks is out of prison and trying to stay on the straight and narrow, but his drug-mule brother Sean has other ideas. Rival gangster brothers are demanding Sean repay his debt to them, causing Eddie to get tangled in the crossfire.
There is nothing particularly new about the story in Villian but it's the acting that makes this a cut above the usual gangster fodder .
Craig Fairbrass doesn't just look the part , he can act . It's not just the violent scenes that he does well , it's the quiet, emotional ones too . He shares a few screen moments with a young actress called Izuka Hoyle ( Chloe) and they are very impressive together .
This does have the violence and strong language you would expect but it's not as gratuitous as you might expect and overall I was pleasantly surprised with Villain.