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Rancid

  • 2004
  • R
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
1.1K
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Rancid (2004)
ActionCrimeThriller

Once a promising writer, John Hayson now gets by on the odd writing job. A personal tragedy has left him dispassionate about the world and his work and he lives his life in limbo. In the mid... Read allOnce a promising writer, John Hayson now gets by on the odd writing job. A personal tragedy has left him dispassionate about the world and his work and he lives his life in limbo. In the midst of this existential crisis he attends a high school reunion and meets three old friends... Read allOnce a promising writer, John Hayson now gets by on the odd writing job. A personal tragedy has left him dispassionate about the world and his work and he lives his life in limbo. In the midst of this existential crisis he attends a high school reunion and meets three old friends; acquaintances he's tried to forget but who now emerge like ominous shadows from his past... Read all

  • Director
    • Jack Ersgard
  • Writers
    • Jesper Ersgård
    • Patrik Ersgård
    • Jack Ersgard
  • Stars
    • Matthew Settle
    • Fay Masterson
    • Currie Graham
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    1.1K
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    • Director
      • Jack Ersgard
    • Writers
      • Jesper Ersgård
      • Patrik Ersgård
      • Jack Ersgard
    • Stars
      • Matthew Settle
      • Fay Masterson
      • Currie Graham
    • 12User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Matthew Settle
    Matthew Settle
    • James Hayson
    Fay Masterson
    Fay Masterson
    • Monica Klein
    Currie Graham
    Currie Graham
    • Crispin Klein
    Patrik Ersgård
    • Andy Fell
    • (as Patrick Ersgard)
    Jay Acovone
    Jay Acovone
    • Capt. Peters
    Michael Wiseman
    Michael Wiseman
    • Det. Kent
    Jennifer Jostyn
    Jennifer Jostyn
    • Det. Olsen
    Siena Goines
    Siena Goines
    • Angela Morris
    Paul Satterfield
    • Richard Desmond
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    Pernilla August
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    Yun Choi
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    Alex Zonn
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    Jarmo Mäkinen
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    Ola Rapace
    • Bob
    Daniela Svensson
    • Lazy Telemarketer
    Jesper Ersgård
    • Bartender
    • (as Jesper Ersgard)
    Felix Engström
    • Police Officer I
    Richard Froelich
    • Police Officer II
    • Director
      • Jack Ersgard
    • Writers
      • Jesper Ersgård
      • Patrik Ersgård
      • Jack Ersgard
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    2MCEdwards13

    Waste of time and money!!!

    If this movie had (a) been better directed and produced, and (b) had half decent acting throughout, it would have been a fairly decent 90 minutes of my life taken up on a Saturday evening. I now wish i'd gone out and spent the £3.95 on a couple of beers down the local pub instead. It tried far too hard to be slick and clever, but fell very badly at every turn. I would steer clear of this at your local DVD rental shop and go for something good! How it got the near 6 out of 10 mark on IMDb, i'm not sure. If you're looking for an entertaining, fast paced thriller with a wicked twist and an awesome story-line, PLEASE don't bother renting this, I was truly disappointed and annoyed that I spent nearly £4 to hire it, and the guy behind the counter didn't think it good customer service to inform me on just how bad it is. If you don't want to take my word for it, that's fine, just let it be known that I did tell you so...
    6tonopah6

    Some immaturity exploited; but a fair flick

    I am tired of seeing cutie-pie-guys who never comb their hair and have a see-thru beard. Matthew Settle (leading actor): of course is also a slob: with a messy apartment, dirty dishes, and who drinks instant coffee. But the teenyboppers will love him.

    Now you've got to amplify his character by making him a loser (and with bad dialogue; trying to make good on sentences like: puke on the floor, and, hole in the head). He's a goof who has previously expressed to people that he desires to be a writer, but when his past friends inquire about his progress, (6 years later), he covers up about still being on page one.

    Page one!

    Yes … page one is revealed by a former girlfriend, now extramarital affair partner, making this viewer wonder if he is … who knows … maybe a chronic masturbator because of his lack of writing?

    This movie could be considered as a learning film for the young just to show them an imbecile adult. With a good example being when he destroys valuable glass figurines from a mantle in a playful way; probably in order to put the blame on someone else for his own ineptness. Although he does accept blame when he and his former girlfriend talk about the abortion that he failed to do correctly several years before, resulting in her inability to have children in future attempts. Nevertheless, they deem their screw-ups as minor compared to the millionaire husband, who gets condemned for just making some illegal business ventures, and for slapping his unfaithful conniving wife.

    So now we've got an immature woman involved, only caring about money, revenge, and participating in the two (yes two) affairs she's involved with. And you will see Mr. Inept parking right in front of the house he wants to enter to commit murder, along with seeing him mosey to an entrance while security guards are patrolling the grounds.

    Lots more take place; which includes detectives: one of which is an old buddy of the inept writer, and who has a great deal of problems himself. That detective (Patrik Ersgard) was sort of okay. I did like the millionaire, Currie Graham. And if you can manage to gruel out Mr. inept writer's disposition, you can actually see a decent story take place - WITH A FEW UNEXPECTED TURN OF EVENTS.
    8lagriff05

    Stripped down and brutal, this is good

    This movie reminds me of one of those plastic hamster wheels. It goes pretty fast, and gets pretty intense, but in the end, you're left in exactly the same place that you started. It starts out pretty slowly, and at first I wasn't inclined to like it too much. There is no noticeable soundtrack to this one, so it's devoid of a good atmosphere (which a good suspense/thriller needs), and this gives the whole package a very 'hollow' feel, like it's a low budget movie. The directing is lackluster in the respect that those damn camera zoom-ins get really irritating by the end of the film. I've never seen a movie that overused aerial shots like this, and that's probably because it's a bad idea. But despite all that, I enjoyed this movie.

    The plot is rich and leaves a lot for you to ponder over while the cameras are rolling, and the characters all give off very memorable and believable performances. This is a very dark and gritty film, reminding me of what A Killer Within should've been, but wasn't exactly. The plot twists at the end are unexpected, and maybe they weren't executed as well as they could've been, but it's all fine and dandy with me. While most of the movie is a bit slower and building things up, with the romantic tension and such, the last half hour or so is very intense and bloody, and I'm left very satisfied with this film overall. While the rather open-ended ending left me feeling empty (that whole hamster wheel analogy), this film manages to build up a crescendo of surprising energy that left this movie as quite a good offering of crime/thriller action. Recommended to fans of the genre.
    7Fist_of_Heaven

    It's actually good, no matter what others say

    Rancid is an average thriller with a quite good story. There's not anything that's really bad with this movie, rather it's that nothing is quite great. As someone said, you're left with a small feeling of nothing. Now, this can be said of thousands of Hollywood films, too. The reason why they get a higher score is probably because they got a cast that's more mainstream and probably some cool action scene! The performance in Rancid is good. Well-casted and well-acted. Matthew Settle, Fay Masterson, Currie Graham and Patrik Ersgård are all doing a good job. Personally, I think Patrik Ersgårds character and acting lifts the movie a bit. Michael Wiseman and Siena Goines are the weaker links in this chain. The characters are interesting enough.

    The dialog is without marks, actually quite good I'd say. The movie is rather fast-paced, compared to most Hollywood-thrillers. The editing is so-so. Music and overall "look and feel" is about average.

    There's no reason to choose another thriller over this one. It feels authentic, and maybe that's the downside to it? It's just not enough "Hollywood" to give you that adrenaline. Personally, I prefer Rancid over any action-packed thriller. And that feeling of nothing I mentioned? Well, it's not a feeling of bad, is it? Go see it, rent it or whatever. It's worth it, if only to rest your eyes from all mainstream actors! 7/10
    1james-wilde

    Hollow plot - Hollow Actings and terrible screenplay it just doesn't flow

    I wanted to watch this movie, because I'm European and was anticipating a real avant-guard thriller. No frills, no special effects just some good film making. I was shocked, it was wooden and the camera zoom became just annoying in the end. The acting was light, the character development ? let me say I didn't find it. The plot was so empty, the 'bad' guy never got a chance to rise above his stereotype, the 'good' guy was so weak and the 'twist' so clumsily enacted. Well what can I say, there are no spoilers because the movie spoils itself. A ill managed collage of bad dialogue, weakly acted, strung together with an amateur plot and directed by someone who should better stick to 'home movies'. It cannot get any worse.

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      The directors wife died suddenly during the shooting.
    • Goofs
      The hobo had pearly white teeth.
    • Quotes

      Monica Klein: How's life?

      James Hayson: Rancid.

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2004 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bitmeyen Gece
    • Filming locations
      • Sweden
    • Production company
      • Sonet Film AB
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      • SEK 40,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 48m(108 min)
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      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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