Beyond Fury

A British love letter to Italian Revenge flicks of the 1970s and 1980s. A strong cast make this a must see for fans of action and revenge flicks of the past. Must see independent British movie that deserves a large audience.

BEYOND FURY (2019) is the third instalment of Darren Ward's FURY trilogy (following 1997's SUDDEN FURY and 2010's A DAY OF VIOLENCE), dark indie thrillers made under the Giallo Films banner. Like Lucio Fulci's THE SMUGGLER before them, these utilise plotlines from gangster and crime movies to deliver ulta-violence on a massive scale, and indeed BEYOND FURY is one of the grisliest, gore-drenched movies I've seen in a very long time. The Godfather of Gore himself would be proud!

Our thuggish hero goes on the rampage when his pregnant wife is murdered by thugs - that's the entire plot, and what transpires is a series of wince-inducing set-pieces in which body parts are trashed and smashed across the screen. Our lunkheaded hero wins no awards for acting (compared to equivalent meatheads like Craig Fairbrass, he's positively log-like), but scream queen Dani Thompson has a small role alongside THE BILL's Jeff Stewart. Best of all is Italian cult favourite John Morghen (aka Giovanni Lombardo Radice) as the villain of the hour, a psychotic mob boss with a fine-line in foot-smashing! What's most amazing about this film is that the direction is exemplary, the photography varied, interesting and looking good throughout. Sure, there's a slow half hour in the middle, but it's not enough to spoil the gory glory of this blood-soaked gem.

Director Darren Ward has completed his crime trilogy with the excellent Beyond Fury. His previous films Sudden Fury and A Day Of Violence were very good especially the latter and now Ward has gone further with the gore, violence and the acting is good especially as it's low budget independent British film. Nothing but praise for this film.

Brutal yes,good no,unconvincing lead,stereotype grimacing ,one dimensional baddies,sure its low budget,but someone like ben wheatley could make something far better than this,on the same budget,plenty of blood,but not much substance,tries to be shocking,but comes over as exploitive,and a bit naff, skip it.

Badly acted, cheap, stupid and unpleasant. Very gory if that is all you need.

I can't think of a single positive thing to say.

Take the glowing reviews with a pinch of salt.