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Age of Kill (2015)

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Age of Kill

24 reviews
4/10

A misfire of subplots overload and shoddy narrative

  • quincytheodore
  • Jun 13, 2015
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5/10

Through the barricades.....

  • FlashCallahan
  • Jun 18, 2015
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3/10

Not 24 Hours...it just seems to last that long

  • hwg1957-102-265704
  • Feb 13, 2017
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2/10

Some shockingly bad acting

I am surprised Phil Davies and Nick Moran got involved in this as decent actors. Martin Kemp wasn't bad but a lot of the acting by several other cast members was appalling. Worst of all was the miscast female Detective who sounded and looked about 12. Very uncredible. why she was given this part I can only guess. This was in essence a good plot but really didn't come together. I can only imagine that a lot of people involved in this film will look back and cringe. A shame, if the casting had been better , this could have been decent. Travelling for sometime, I was looking forward to seeing a British film and getting a slice of England but was really disappointed.
  • emmajmorley
  • Jan 17, 2016
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1/10

WE NEED A MOVIE POLICE FORCE TO STOP CRIMINAL PRODUCTIONS LIKE THIS EVER AGAIN.

A black ops sniper is blackmailed by a psychotic international terrorist into killing 6 unrelated people in 6 hours... but there is more to the victims than meets the eye. With the excellent acting skills of the wonderful Donna Air, Martin Kemp, Phil Davis, Dani Dyer, I'm being sarcastic of course ...OH MY GOD did they look at the script prior to shooting or was this just an adhoc production ...we need a movie police force to stop people like this EVER EVER making anything that resembles a moving picture ever again ,..................-5 out of 10 Complete and utter garbage Complete and utter garbage Complete and utter garbage AND once again Complete and utter garbage
  • dilsonbelper
  • May 8, 2019
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Why doesn't IMDb have option of 0 score?

  • AlexanderExtazy
  • Jul 6, 2015
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2/10

Your time will be better spent doing something else.

Poor casting and worse acting make this a cringe fest . I guess if you have the hots for Mr Kemp you may watch to the end.
  • markmynott
  • Jan 25, 2021
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2/10

Poor action and it lacked emotion! 2/10

Review: My expectations for this movie wasn't that high because the critics gave it a bad write up and after watching it, I must admit, it is pretty poor. The acting isn't that great and the storyline was awful. Its about a special ops agent who is blackmailed to take out various people because the baddie is holding his daughter. Another lady is also performing various acts because her uncle is being held by the baddie so they go around killing random people to save there loved ones. I was quite impressed with Martin Kemp in the Krays but his acting in this film was pretty poor. There is some intensity throughout the movie because he has a time scale to take out his victims but the action is terrible and I wasn't that interested in any of the characters. There are a couple of twists, which were also pretty poor, but Martin Kemp does have the potential to become a good actor. He just needs to pick a decent film. Anyway, the concept wouldn't have been that bad if it was made in America but from a UK point of view, the script needed a lot of work and there wasn't any depth to any of the characters. In all, it's just another movie from the UK which is a big disappointment. 

Round-Up: At 53 years old, Martin Kemps claim to fame has to be his role in the Krays and Eastenders. He also had a promising career as a guitarist in Spandau Ballet so his career has had its ups and downs. After suffering with a major illness, his career was put on hold and he hasn't been able to come back into the spotlight. That's not to say that he is a bad actor because I do like his performance in the Krays but after making some bad choices, I really can't see him hitting the fame that he hit earlier on in his career. The film was made by a Welsh, 34 year old director, Neil Jones, who has only made 9 small films in his career. He had quite a good cast to work with on this project but he really didn't get the best out of the actors. For such an intense storyline, I wasn't really that convinced by the actors, from an emotional point of view, which can only been blamed on the director. On the plus side, it is quite short and it's non-stop from the beginning to end so it doesn't drag.

I recommend this movie to people who are into their intense action/thrillers about a special ops agent who is blackmailed to take-out various people. 2/10
  • leonblackwood
  • Jul 17, 2015
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2/10

Not worth the time

  • senhor-ron
  • Jun 14, 2015
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3/10

Every good intention ....

The film starts of with every good intention and direction of being a good thriller. After that it becomes the usual Johnathan Sothcott produced mish mash of bad acting by miss matched characters to roles that makes the film unbelievable. It is a short film which makes you think that they ran out of money whilst making it, and the script looks like it was made up as they went along. Shame ... cracking Brit Cast who deserve better.
  • stephenbishop-22925
  • Jan 23, 2019
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4/10

The only reason there weren't more clichés in the script was they fell through the holes in the plot.

  • StationeryExplorer
  • Apr 20, 2017
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10/10

A cracking Brit Thriller

OK, first the negatives - it's low budget and it shows here and there so don't go expecting a multi-million dollar film. Also one actress is a bit miscast but if you put those couple of minor quibbles to one side and there really is a LOT to enjoy here. This film references loads of top notch US films but manages to put it's own UK spin on them with some good twists and turns. Martin Kemp is really good as the sniper and there's great support from Patrick Bergin, Phil Davies and Nick Moran. Having seen lots of other British films this one made a nice change as there were no gangsters (or strip clubs). I would definitely recommend giving this a go.
  • maxrebo-26895
  • Jun 23, 2015
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7/10

Venture into the Age Of Kill

Well, I have now seen the film so its time to share my thoughts with you about the film.

I've seen many 'reviews' and quotes that are comparing the film to a movie version of the Kiefer Sutherland series '24' and whilst I can kinda see that being applicable. Age Of Kill is Age Of Kill. yes it does have a military man Sam Blake (played by Martin Kemp) whose daughter (played by Dani Dyer) is snatched to be used as a blackmail tool against Sam Blake. Its not set in real time. Isn't 18 and a half hours long (that's how long 24 was without adverts) and isn't an insane over the top super agent action series. (By the way I'm a huge fan of '24')

Age Of Kill is an hour and a half journey into Sam Blake's life, as well as that of his past and his present. Himself and his family. The action set pieces work well with no issue. Gun battles, explosions and such like do exactly what they need to do and what they promise to do. Martin Kemp is on form as more action star than some roles he has previously done and I can see him with a future in the action genre. Martin Kemp has always been a watchable, charismatic guy from his early days, and even when watching him on television being interviewed, He is always someone you find interesting to listen to. So its with no shock that his scenes in Age Of Kill are of course - watchable and engaging.

For me the highlights of the film though are easily the scenes he shares with some of the other cast. When Martin Kemp and Phil Davis share the screen, they are wonderful and you do want to see more of that. More so with the scenes involving Martin Kemp and Dani Dyer which just has wonderful chemistry to it, and once again, l wanted to see the scenes play out longer and see Dani in more scenes. She has a fantastic future ahead in film and shes definitely an actress to keep an eye on.

But those aren't complaints against the film or the story. I cant fault a film for not including more scenes, that's just a preference. All praise goes to the cast, and of course to writer Simon Cluett for creating this world of Sam Blake, and Director Neil Jones for putting these characters together for us, the viewer. Does Age Of Kill give us anything totally unique that we haven't seen before in film. No, but it doesn't try to.

It gives us an hour and a half of entertainment with a great cast. That's what I need from a film and a story. One that engages me with characters that I enjoy watching. Job well done. There is a plot line involving somewhat radical politicians which did feel like the sort of storyline that I have seen in several other films of late and which did sort of feel a little out of place in Age Of Kill, but putting that small detail aside. I really enjoyed Age Of Kill and look forward to not only the next film that Neil Jones directs, but also other scripts created by Mr Simon Cluett.(Bonded by Blood 2)
  • frompagescreen
  • Jun 15, 2015
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1/10

Age of Ridiculous

This might actually be the first bad British movie I've ever seen. The plot concerns the following : A military sniper played by an actor exactly 10 years too old for the part has his daughter kidnapped by Mysterious Man who will kill her if he doesn't kill 6 people he chooses in 6 hours. Got it? Besides the glaring fact that there are ninety ways for him to get out of it with his supposed "expertese" and all, he does his bidding. Prepare for the most amateur and laughable fight scenes while he does. At one point he dispatches a victim and Mysterious Figure tells him good : "Now where are you?" In other words, he's NOT being watched. So....just fake it and move on. When he's chased by a helicopter, I say again, a HELICOPTER, he takes 4 shots at it with a handgun. It simply vanishes. It ends with a surprise that anyone could see coming followed by a "lesson learned" moral from an American who loves the Twilight Zone. This is a movie that desperately needed Jason Statham and a rewrite.
  • malcomreynolds-89007
  • Nov 8, 2020
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5/10

DO I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION NOW?

  • nogodnomasters
  • Apr 8, 2019
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2/10

Oh dear oh dear oh dear

An absolutely appalling movie, and that's better than the acting. The cast is like a who's who of cockney actors with a bit of female eye candy thrown in. Martin Kemp cast as an ex special ops agent was an awful idea and the movie just gets worse as it goes on. Nick Moran also stars in the movie which was a bit baffling has he's a decent actor I personally think. I've never watched Eastenders while smoking crack but I reckon this would pretty much be close to the result. Avoid and save yourself the hour and whatever.
  • markparker-60407
  • Aug 7, 2022
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1/10

Probably one of the worst films I've ever seen.

  • bonzodog-29475
  • Apr 24, 2022
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5/10

Cheapo Bourne-style thrills

  • Leofwine_draca
  • Jul 18, 2020
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1/10

Some dreadful actor has a very rich Daddy

Watched this through a free movie app. Well, where do I start with a review?

If ChatGPT wrote an entire film plot and script based on TV shows 'The Bill', 'Sweeney' and 'Blind Date' with Cilla Black - then it would churn out this.

Then if you went to the local cookery college and offered all students and lecturers a couple of grand to try acting, but chucked in some decent actors - then you'd have your cast.

Gun props bought from Home Bargains.

Give it a watch. It's awesome. I mean, it's like an endurance challenge, but worth it in the end as you'll have joined an exclusive club. I'm hoping for some kind of special goody bag through the mail someday soon.
  • neilweightman
  • Sep 11, 2024
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1/10

Horrendous story, awful casting and acting - Tripe!

This awful thing is a dirty blot on the list of British movies. There was no credible plot line, and the cast looked as if they were in a rush to go back to the boozer. Phil Davis is usually superb, but in this he was just an angry little man from start to finish. The locations were awful, and stank of low budget trash. Who had the twisted genius to cast Patrick Bergin as a Scottish Earl? His accent was appalling, and the silver topped cane was a ludicrous idea. The School bus filled with the racist mob was probably the funniest part of this disastrous epic, and reminded me of Miss Fritton of St Trinian's fame.

I would like to brand this as forgettable, but I'm sure it's going to haunt me for years!
  • chris-4016
  • Jul 10, 2024
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10/10

Fast moving thriller

I went into watching this film with no real expectations. The cast was good for a UK film. Most of the performances were spot on. Better than a lot of the usual gangster and criminal films we get these days. The plot kept me interested from the off. It was a pacey enough thriller throughout. I really liked Martin Kemp and Nick Moran's characters. At 80-ish minutes it could have done with being a bit longer to take full advantage of the situation. At least I was left wanting more. It's low budget so can't compete with the Taken films. There is a bit at the end which is a bit tacked on and suggests there might be a sequel which could be OK. Don't expect too much from it and you should find a lot to enjoy.
  • xandercullins
  • Jul 27, 2015
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7/10

'From New Romantic to Bullet Balletic, dead-handsome Martin Kemp makes for one dangerously dapper death-dealer!'

I own a goodly amount of low-budget, Lahnden-set actioners by producer Jonathan Southcott, and usually they are reliably bullet-shredded, if somewhat uninspired thug-soaked thrillers, with, perhaps, the sole exception being diamond geezer Danny Dyer's grisly chav-killer 'Vendetta'! The pacey, slick-looking 'Age of Kill' finds our gun grey, gun-happy glamourpuss hero Blake (Martin Kemp), a magnificently moody, dead-eyed government spook, renowned for his unusually keen marksmanship, and Martini cool demeanour in the diabolical midst of a maniacal terror plot, with his beloved daughter kidnapped by a prototypical terrorist psycho, resplendent in black bally, and a natty red boiler suit! The resourceful Blake must now undertake his deadliest mission thus far, heroically rescue his gobby progeny, protect some skinny brass (April Pearson), all the while keeping his immaculately coiffed barnet in perfect nick, which the cinematically studly Kemp does with enviable panache!

At its best, Neil Jones's 'Age of Kill' is pure, unfiltered Seagal tosh, and it even has its own spiffing, terse-sounding Seagal-esque moniker! While the tired text is frequently prosaic, the dynamically dashing, gimlet-eyed Martin Kemp appears wholly energized, making for a lean, handsome, sharp-shooting tough guy, while Patrick Bergin just seems happy to be working, the charisma-bypass Dani Dyer is, thankfully, barely in it, and Bruce 'Warlock' Payne is the least convincing prime minister since Boris Johnson! I dug it, and, to his credit, stolid actor Nick Moran delivers the film's most credible performance as the sleazy, smoothly sinister far-right rabble-rouser Roy Dixon. If, like me, you enjoyed J. K Amalou's equally formulaic Gary & Martin Kemp-starring gangster flick 'Assassin' you will know exactly what to expect here. (It might have been considerably more entertaining overall if they got someone from Sigue Sigue Sputnik to play the voicebox-gibbering villain, jus' sayin'!)
  • Weirdling_Wolf
  • Mar 10, 2022
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8/10

Loved it

There are several glaring errors with the concept of Sam Blake being ex-special forces, not least that he chooses to take down a target from a multi-story car park, in the middle of the day. He is then so surprised by the appearance of Mr and Mrs Average, returning to their car, he completely loses his composure, makes a big scene and wheel-spins out of the building leaving two frightened and confused eyewitnesses and - more importantly - his spent cartridge case (or evidence, as forensic services like to call it).

But the biggest fail, in my opinion, was him walking into a battle-cruiser (boozer) carrying his lo-tech sniper rifle (albeit in a flight case), following his mark into the karzy (toilets) and going through a very prolonged punch-up with him; in black ops terms, the equivalent of strapping a large number of pots, pans, bells and cymbals to your kit before commencing a covert op. After he's finally managed to neutralise the target, he comes back out of the bogs (toilets) and is recognised by one of the customers. He immediately pulls out a Glock (never heard of a silencer, Mr Green Beret?) and leaves the nuclear sub (pub) with no sign of the big black gun case with which he had arrived - presumably a bit of a handicap for a crack-shot sniper with several target left on his to-do list.
  • meldavies74
  • Nov 21, 2021
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10/10

Very good

I think this is better than a lot of other movies and Martin Kemp is a very good actor. My family and I enjoyed every minute of it.

Maybe it is bit everyone cup of tea but we did like it.
  • stesyceca
  • Apr 25, 2022
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