Pay Day

I was not expecting much from this but boy was i surprised

Superb acting mainly from Costas Mandylor's (SAW Movie Series) brother Louis who plays...wait for it SUE an ultra hard man repo agent...lol It was his performance and acting that made the entire film for me.

I actually thought the two characters were a great buddy team , haven't seen many as good as this since Riggs and Murtaugh Lethal Weapon.

Great humour and although the story was a bit lacklustre and of the standard by the numbers design, the fight scenes were very well done and the humour was spot on.

All in all a crackingly good movie that beats all of the blockbuster ones out this year into a cocked hat and whilst its not perfect its a rather good debut appearance from the main character Scott Adkins.

"The Debt Collector," is a good movie with outstanding acting performances from Scott Adkins (French) and Louis Mandylor (Sue). If you like non-stop skull cracking and hand to hand combat scenes, this is a movie you have to watch. Adkins plays French, a gym owner who gets so far behind on his bills that he's forced to take a job as a mob enforcer. He's paired with Sue (Louis Mandylor), who schools him on which of their "appointments" will likely turn violent and which merely involve startling unprepared punters into paying what they owe. The story is slim and straightforward. Pay what you owe or face the consequences, following the two tough guys as they cruise through Los Angeles. If you are a Scott Adkins fan and/or Louis Mandylor fan, a must see. Even more now as the sequel is ready.

Was weary when starting to watch this, can't stand all action supermen or hero films. Yes there's the usual brilliant choreographed fights when martial arts enable you to beat 3 opponents ( yawn ). But then the story starts and is actually plausible, hardmen or ex - service are drawn to this type of employment. Then the leading duo take us on a ride that has some laughs, some violence, and a little insight to them. Not great, but watchable film if you've something better to do forget it, if not just waste the time well.

The chemistry between Luis Mandylor and Scott Adkins is amazing in this. Not sure whos idea it was and how they ended up together on screen, but you can tell they really work with and off each other more than nicely. Having said that, the story itself is nothing special. The title says it all - well you can guess what they do and it won't take a genius to guess how they collect (or try to).

Great fight scenes overall, Scott Adkins has worked with this director a couple of times now, which is always a good thing when it comes to working smoothly. What may be a bit surprising (at least was for me), that Luis Mandylor looks quite good when he actually gets to fight! Scott Adkins you expect him to be great and he is, but Luis? Which may be a testament to the director, fight choreographer and the stunt man of course, but also to his willingness to learn a bit (and maybe he did have some prior boxing knowledge that I was just not aware of).

Combine all that and you get a more than decent and very amusing/entertaining movie. You have to like this stuff of course (blood and some nudity included)! If not than you won't like it, simple as that.

I'm surprise this wasn't billed as a comedy/action because it's pretty hilarious (but it gets more and more serious towards the end). Great chemistry between Scott Adkins and Louis Mandylor (who delivers a wonderfully nuanced performance as always, particularly his monologue when he describes why he drinks). The pristine 1971 Coupe de Ville adds an interesting character.