Give and Take, and Take

This film seems to have more takes in the title than it did during filming. Give and Take and Take has obviously been a labour of love to make. It's just a shame that it's more of a labour to watch. Performances, Plot and characterisation are laughable. It's just a shame the jokes aren't. Avoid.

We've been here so many times before. A couple of tasty cock-er-knee lovable rogues, a mix-up / rip off with drugs and a nasty east end big man. To be honest it could be 1998 and the release of Guy Richies ode to all things east end.

This film is like frankensteins monster, with its component parts ripped intact from older works and then sewed together to make a whole. The problem is that someone forgot that strike it with a lightning bolt and it's just a corpse decomposing on the table.

Yes it's an early effort and yes the budget is low. These are things that can and should be forgiven, the acting is acceptable in places from the unknown cast and it's done with a sense of humour. The problem is the script which is so clogged with cliche and rip off that nothing else is given a chance. Ultimately the troubled children film makers are going to have to grow up and stop playing with other childrens toys.

Give and Take, and Take is about Will Kane (an understandable reference to Gary Cooper's character in High Noon) and Ricky Hammond (a ref to 48 Hours? - This is a kind of buddy movie afterall), two likeable crooks doing little errands for gangsters in London's famous East End. After they decide to cut open an old, dead friend of theirs to retrieve condoms full of heroin from his gut, events turn nihilistic (more so!).

A colorful, imaginative low budget crime action film, there is a clever balance of genuine plot and intense action too. I spotted knowing references in there to LA Confidential, Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrells, Heat, True Romance, Reservoir Dogs, Alfie, El Mariachi, King Of New York and Mean Streets. I think the film makers probably want that to be part of the fun. See how many you can spot!

Cool indie flick.

Thoroughly entertaining cult action flick with memorably-distinct characters, gritty East-end realism and most importantly, a lot of heart. A welcome breath of fresh air upon what is otherwise a stale British Film Industry.

I watch this film just before Christmas, and was very entertained by the plot and life-real feel in this 'flick. It was by luck I see the review of this film on IMDb website, and was compelled by the directors notice. I also look at directors web site So i went to great length to get a copy, which i did through friend who live in London (England). This is good low budget entertainment at it's 'purest form'. The characters are passable,OK, but the beauty is in storyline, and the directors love of this 'genre'. This is a type of film that give you enjoyment, more so than a lot of 'hollywood big budget' no-sense. I do not understand the poor regard this movie was held in by my fellow IMDb members. This is kind of film that is very popular in my country, and in nearby Kazakstan and Turkmenistan. Film = good, acting = OK, director = v.good (god bless this one)