A New Breed of Criminal

Why do script writers always try to find excuses for hardened criminals. This film tells the story of some very nasty people and excuses their behaviour by focussing on their hard upbringing and environment. Trouble is, it doesn't tell the story very well. The acting is average at best with the exception of the wonderful Nicholas Ball. The prize for the worst acting goes to the actor playing Detective Scott. He uses the strangest attempt at an American accent I have ever heard but why attempt it in the first place. He is from Newcastle playing a Newcastle detective. Did I miss something. Is he supposed to be on secondment from the NYPD? Was the explainer cut? As for the rest of the story it just glosses over these real life criminals making them out to be some sort of urban heroes. They are not.

Ok so first, this is set in 1980s/90s, yet everyone has a smartphone, silly mistake but that' sums this up from start to finish.

The lead who plays Stephen is beyond wooden, and it's hard to decide what's worse, the casting or the script.

The Duffer died after a fight at a blues party, stabbed in the armpit. Yet in this he dies walking the town in broad daylight.

The portrayal of Vic or Viv who it's clearly meant to be is again inaccurate.

There's no mention of Stephen and Vic/Viv and the Hobos nightclub incident for which were both jailed for and friends at the time.

The plot jumps around and tries to cram in as much as possible in as short time as possible and the end result was laughable.

Please do not ever write a script again or cast the actor in anything other than an extra role, to help me and others from wasting time and pain.

A film about the north east wouldn't be complete without including Ernie, Big Billy, Panda, Conroys, but through pettiness it seems they've excluded all of the characters that could have made this script better.

Even the use of Duffy was strange and random, and a wasted opportunity missed by amateur writers.

Like to see someone have another try at a true crime north east film, but stay clear of all involved in this when doing so.

Embarrassed for some involved, not all, as 1/2 seemed like cameos for fiends and associates.

Even the ending with Charlie Kray was misleading, Charlie was a loveable rogue, a deal boy, not a gangster, it's disrespectful to his memory to give that impression, but it was also disrespectful to Vivs family how the facts were left out about why they turned on Viv, simply because Viv turned his back on them, came across as petty, like most of the film.

Believe me when I say this is possibly the worst 'film' ever made.

The acting is atrocious and makes me cringe.

Don't get me started on Steve Wraith. He cannot act, it's depressingly bad to witness and he needs to accept that.

The American cops accent was hideously poor, how it got past the edit just shows you how amateurish this whole venture was.

One thing I did enjoy though was the choreography on the fight scenes, absolutely hilarious, as if it was done by a couple of 12 year olds in their drama class or even still at break time.

Basically to sum it up, I'd recommend this to nobody...

From the opening scenes and bad lighting, knew this wasn't going to be great.

The narrator even pronounced Elswick with the emphasis on the W, Els Wick, lol

Kept with it hoping to spot places I knew. No nothing to see here, drone shots of the Tyne and a random pub in Consett?

Acting hilarious, at one point thought it was a comedy, it's that bad.

Then realised who Vic was supposed to be and that definitely confirmed it was a comedy.

At one point thought they must of had a Time Machine. Mostly set in the 80's with licence plates of present day and everyone using an I phone.

Save your time and don't bother.

The filum reminds me of a home movie a group of friends have made for a Community Service project, Wraith is as intimidating as a Greggs Steak Slice in the lead role.

The rest of the filums "stars" are are right motley crew of strays and you can certainly tell that the only previous acting they have done has been at their PIP assessments or other DSS related blags.

Delving a little deeper into the people who the filum is about opens a huge Pandoras box, especially considering recent events in the NE involving Hearses, St James's Park, box vans and properties being attacked with tins of black paint.

It's obviously a completely fictional account and should be seen as such Don't bother.