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Craig Fairbrass' gave a strong performance. It's unfortunate that this is such an unoriginal plot and quite overused, in my humble opinion. This is still well worth a watch though, especially to see a surprisingly magnificent performance by Izuka Hoyle. Although, she is a virtual unknown, I expect it won't be for too much longer. She was only in a few scenes but she gave a riveting performance especially in her final scene. She is beautiful and very talented. In spite of an over used plot and storyline, you will find yourself rooting for Craig's character early on in this movie. Thanks to this talented actors ability to draw you into his character to empathize with him.

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.

I just went ahead and walked right into this one without even checking the reviews first or anything because it sounded like a good plot. I wasn't disappointed. It can be a little predictable at times, but it will toss a few curve balls that you probably aren't gonna expect. Its pretty solid. I think its definitely worth a watch if you enjoy this type of movie.

We've seem it before but this one has a little more emotion around family values, bad life decisions and the darkside of the culture.

It's not dressed up as badass look at me leading role but more of a man that genuinely wants out of the game but just can't.

I've worked on a set with Craig before, and I found him entirely unpleasant to be around with how he was talking to the crew. I was just an extra so quietly backed away. But it was enough of a lasting impression to make me actively avoid anything he is a part of.

Bored, surfing Netflix, the streaming service started playing a scene from Villain and I rolled my eyes hard. Here we go, another "Craig is a hard-man" film but... Watching the scene play out, his acting was decent. It wasn't the same old, same old we have come to expect from him. Sure there are scenes where we get the same Craig we see in every other production he is in but there's enough "new" acting from him that it keeps you pulled along.

And just as well because, as much as it pains me to say it, it IS Craig who carries this film. The other actors are good, don't get me wrong, but they're screen time is considerably shorter. They are all believable and flesh out the small part of the world we're shown but, they don't hang around for long. Then we are left with the story; something we have seen a million times before.

In summary: guy gets out of prison, vowing to never go back. His brother is in trouble with local criminals and, so, Craig is pulled back into the seedier side of life. That it is. Nothing original here but it is, at least, done well. Shots are nice, colour grading gritty, sound decent enough and Craig really pulls it all along.

Will I watch it again? No. Does it make me change my mind about what I've seen of Craig? Not a chance. But it did at least show me that while he might be hot-headed on set, at least there is some range there.

I don't know why the average score is low. I thought this was a great film. Shame about the ending as could've been follow up films, but nevertheless great story and Craig Fairbrass is mustard in it. Not original in terms of storyline, but I really enjoyed it.

I like gangster films. I thought this was an ok gangster film. If you have seen Carlitos Way then you have pretty much seen this film, albeit in a more glossy American setting.

The name Philip Barantini means squat to me: I do not recall watching anything directed by him before. In VILLAIN, Barantini extracts high grade performances from the entire cast, right down to the smaller parts, with older sibling Craig Fairbrass and George Russo playing the shady Franks brothers. Set in the UK, the former is completing his jail term, the latter has been left to take care of the pub owned by the two, but he is a sniffer and a suspected grasser with the town's heavies supplying and then stealing a drug consignment, for which they want immediate payment on pain of death... and they do a Russian roulette demo to drive their point home.

Of course, the ex-jailbird knows the UK crime scene backwards and he picks up very quickly that his brother has received a beating, that his estranged daughter's boyfriend has given her a fat lip, and that the baddies want the pub in lieu of payment. The older Franks gets so miffed over that demand that he proceeds to ice the baddies, and dispose of them with fire after some less than tidy quartering with his retching brother's disgusted help.

In the best moralistic film noir vein, the older Franks sibling must not expect to come out on top...

Good cinematography by Matthew Lewis, gripping dialogue from George Russo and Greg Hall. Very watchable until the end, which struck me as eminently predictable and a let down. 6/10.

I don't write many reviews, but I watch a lot of films. This is a solid film, from start to finish. Have crime tragedies been done before? Of course, but this one is good. Fairbrass is moving as the strong, regretful criminal getting long in the tooth. I won't give it all away, but it's worthy of your time, for get the low rating.

Villain strips the glitz and myth-making from the British crime genre and replaces it with something that feels more real, grimy, painful, and desperate. Craig Fairbrass plays Eddie Franks, a man trying to go straight after prison, but the London underworld doesn't do second chances. This isn't a film about power or empire-building; it's about survival, family, and how crime seeps into every part of life like cigarette smoke in a pub that never closes. The violence is ugly, the gangsters are less Bond villains and more pathetic bottom-feeders, and every decision feels like it comes with a price. Fairbrass delivers a quietly intense performance, making Eddie a tragic figure rather than a criminal mastermind. Villain may not rewrite the gangster genre, but it does offer a raw and unflinching look at what happens when the underworld refuses to let you go. It's not about being top dog here, it's about just making it out alive.

You'll pretty much know everything that's going to happen before you actually watch it take place.

Craig Fairbrass can act, so no surprises here. One of his best performances along with a tight screenplay and good supporting roles make this a better than most British gangster movie.

Solid movie, good casting, well played parts. Not a major blockbuster circus, clear and precise story.

A cliche', cringe worthy embarrassing ending. The movie had promise, but the writers dropped the ball. I'm amazed when writers make endings so predictable. How can they do it with a straight face? If you end up watching this movie, you'll see what I mean. You're better off watching something else though.

There are so many British crime films and many of them are quite poor, bad acting, violence for the sake of violence with little plot or character investment

Villain is a bit of surprise, the acting from everyone here is really strong, in fact this film may have discovered a couple of stars. Craig Fairbass' character is not just a straight forward "villain", he carries some real leverage with him, you get invested, he wants to make amends for his mistakes, he wants to be there for his family and is dragged back into violence against his better judgment.

Yes there is some silly and unrealistic violence but all in all this was a really pleasant surprise, I tend to watch tv series as you have more time to invest in plot & characters, I would've been happy to watch a series on these characters.

Also the actress that plays chloe could be a star.

For all of us who likes the revenge films, even on the most extreme allas dismembering the enemy litterally speaking makes you feel good. a sick thought but this is the kind. it has a bit of bronson and the quite look -alike american actor that i cant remember the name of , he is a taek-won-do champ in real life, that stands up for the family and friends whether its a good or bad choice. its the kind of anti-matter -hero that lurkes in the back allies in the wasted parts of the big city ,and the essex area of good old england, that follows the thin red line of gangster/mobster and hooligan inspired flicks made since the early 80's

ive seen craig fairbrass et company in a lot of films lately, and this one are among the better considering acting and story so there for its a recommend from the grumpy old man. just beware, its not for the small ones, my wife would shadowed away quite fast, and you should be able to handle blood and gore, and a whole lot of bad language to watch this flick and genre.

its better than the previous marbella, but couldve been even better if the economic wings had been larger, but its worth the look

The whole movie is far too predictable, once you start watching you will easily know what will happen next, definitely not worth making an effort to watch.

This well-trod genre has been done better (see my review of 'The Gentlemen' and worse (see my review of 'Once Upon A Time In London'.

Craig Fairbrass plays a proper, old-school hard-man from the old neighborhood. The critics liked this better than the viewers, but I think the viewers got it right. I think the daughter/grandson plot line was a bridge too far and it could have used a much better soundtrack.

Throughout the whole film I was pretty impressed as this genuinely had a lot more substance than most typical British crime films. I genuinely was very drawn, right until the end I could easily have rated this a 7.5 which is very high in my opinion for a film of this genre. Unfortunately, then came the ending... was so cliche and predictable unlike the rest of the film, we called it before the last few minutes and we where right... I can't emphasize how disappointed I was as there where so many potential endings which would've been much for fitting. Probably still is worth a watch, as long as you can deal with a extremely bad ending, maybe just pause the film 10 mins before the ending....