Relentless

As jbar 19 said, "Likeable characters". But that's about it. Script is all over the place.

It's as if the writer/director has dyslexia, or doesn't understand how the A to Z alphabet works. Makes shows like this hard to watch. It's as if he had the first and last scenes clearly in his head, but dropped the middle pages on the floor, not remembering their order.

Would like to see the main 2 cast in something decently written. They have potential... This movie did not.

Gave it and extra two stars for them. It's only really a 3.

Normally I tend to avoid these British indie thrillers like the plague because they're invariably rubbish, but RELENTLESS offers something a bit different. It's better written and directed than something like JACK SOUTHEAST, and it turns out that lead actor Steven Murphy was the guy fulfilling all three roles. Sure, his acting's basic, but supporting actress Tiffany-Ellen Robinson makes up for that with a winning performance as the street prostitute with a heart of gold. The story is about an ex-con going straight, nothing new there, but it's easy to follow, fairly well made for the budget and quite engaging.

Likeable characters who speak with such a strong English accent they should have included subtitles.

The story goes nowhere. You keep waiting for action but it's few and far between.

There is no resolution. It just ends.

4/10.

This film could have been so much more. It drags itself from beginning to end and it seems that parts of the dialogue and film are missing.

Fight scenes are pretty naff and the plot is just abysmal as it seems to jump around all over the place with no rhyme or reason to it.

If you want a film that delivers a good scrap then this is not it. Save yourself the time and effort it takes to watch and find something better. At just shy of 80 mins runtime I think its been cut down far too much for any semblance of sense and continuity to shine through.

I gave it 3 stars because that's as about as much as it deserves.

The cast and crew all deserve props for producing a solid indie film.

If you watch Fast & Furious movies all the time then it's totally not a fair comparison.

Producing a film like this with a fraction of the budget takes financial ingenuity and creative flair.

But the film holds its own.

And it's refreshingly different to most indie gangster films which are all filmed in east London.

That alone was refreshing.

The lead characters hold their own weight and carry the plot really well.

If you're up for watching something a little different which is not the usual CGI heavy, big budget predictable Hollywood stuff... this is definitely worth a watch.

I hope the DOP gets suitable recognition for his work too.

And finally... I did laugh at the shout-out in the credits for Boscombe railway station staff chasing them off.

Yes, you're supposed to get permission and pay location fees for that kind of thing. But if you're up against it, you've got to get creative.

Love that they pulled it off.