Leofwine_draca When I saw the trailer for OUTLAW I knew I wanted to see it – Sean Bean is one of my favourite actors and I loved the look of the vigilante plot. But it was one of those films that slipped by until now, when I finally caught up with it on TV one night. I'm glad I didn't get to it sooner.The film is a crushing, no-budget disappointment, nothing like it's made out to be in the trailer. The plot is passable at best, and while it contains some intense, shocking moments (the attack on the barrister's wife is one of the most disturbing I've seen in some time), it never seems to go anywhere, and by the end turns into the usual good guys vs. arch villain type action flick. Some scenes are ludicrous, like the bit with the shoot-out with the police in the wood, and the characters are never likable as they should be. Take Sean Bean's lead for instance – he's a disturbed ex-soldier, yes, but we never learn a thing about his background or what makes him tick. Bean tries hard to make the best of the material, but his talents are wasted here.It's a shame, as the talents of other decent actors – such as Lennie James and Bob Hoskins – are also left unexploited to their full potential. The biggest problem of all lies in the director, Nick Love. For some stupid reason, he adopts a shaky cam in an attempt to give his film edge, but it's distracting at best and nauseating at worst. Paul Greengrass he certainly isn't – and the camera-work alone is enough to ruin what was potentially an interesting film that raises some important questions about crime and justice.

setthegod OK there are many reasons you should enjoy this film, they are exactly the same reasons that the film is terrible.We have a number of top British actors, men who have proved, time and again that they are capable of amazing acting.Some have appeared in films such as Snatch, Harry Brown and other British titles while Sean Bean and Bob Hoskins are internationally acclaimed actors that merit respect. You just have to watch Game of thrones or any one of Hoskins' previous films to see this. This film, however, takes these actors and uses them like finger puppets in a D grade attempt at cinema.The script is diabolical, the plot is beyond explanation and the cinematography looks as though an A level student filmed it. How hard is it to keep a camera still? During a court scene? Come on!These poor actors are taken through one god awful scene after another. Danny Dyer isn't know for his acting prowess but even he deserves better than this crap.From a plot point of view it's beyond a joke. Some previous reviews have named films such as Blair Witch as being worse, and I don't disagree but all you need is some knowledge of the different backgrounds of these characters to spot the plot holes.1. A barrister's wife is murdered while he is attempting to convict a known gangster and he believes there would be no reasonable way to prove the two are connected?2. Military personnel are in no way capable of removing firearms from stations as all firearms are coded and counted when returned. What, he would've just walked them out of the airbase in a holdall? 3. A head of security not having criminal background checks before getting the job? Being the only security person in the entire hotel and setting up his own cameras in the rooms which are supposedly hidden but are big enough for Sean Bean's character to throw a shirt over and easily spotted enough to do this?If you want to see these actors in good films or shows watch;Sean Bean; Game of Thrones. Danny Dyer; Football Factory. Lennie James; Snatch. Sean Harris; The Borgias, Brighton Rock, Harry Brown. Rupert friend; The young Victoria. Bob Hoskins; Generally any of his other films or Unleashed is a good British one he did recently. Leave this to burn.

azwandy I've tried to watch the first 5 minutes of the movie but once I've suffered from dizziness due to excessive focus/out of focus mobile-style video camera then I stopped from watching it. The nauseous feeling was far much more worse than watching a 3D movie. There's no problem if you were experimenting the shot/camera but this is too much.Not recommended to anyone. Better waste your money on any other thing else.The theme for this movie is great but the execution was poor once leaving me no choice but to stop watching it after just barely 5 minutes.

Steven Smith Overall I think this movie is...pretty good. It's not particularly ground breaking or original but for people who enjoyed the Football Factory and the Business this film will be quite entertaining. People have complained that the free-hand camera work is poor. I disagree. For the most part, this camera technique works well and gives the film a gritty, urban feel. I do think Nick Love went a little over the top with it though. It certainly wasn't necessary to use the free-hand camera so excessively and would've been more suited to the fight/action scenes only. There are moments when the free-hand camera movement can be quite off putting. Nick Love should've used this technique sparingly I believe.This film isn't a masterpiece or a genius piece of film making, let's get that clear. There are some problems I have with it. Firstly, having Gene (Danny Dyer's character)as being close friends with the Security Guard is nothing more than a lame attempt to tie in the characters so that eventually their paths would all cross. We have Bryant meeting the Security Guard and the Security Guard just so happens to be friends with the protagonist of the story whom we are introduced to in the very beginning of the film. That just doesn't work for me. Nick Love should've though this through more. It becomes glaringly obvious to the viewer that Gene and Bryrant's path will cross soon -- and for very, very unconvincing reasons as well. Another thing I don't like about the character development in this film is the fact the Security Guard just takes it upon himself to go around telling people he knows someone who can "help them" with their troubles. (That someone is Bryant, the soldier who he's only recently met). But why on earth does he do this? He's barely met the bloke (Bryant) and he's off telling Cedric (the guy whose wife was attacked)that he knows someone who can help him get revenge. He does the same thing with Gene when they are talking in the security room together. Why does the Security Guard assume that Bryant will willingly help these characters? I just don't get it. The Security Guard even refers to Bryant as a "mate of his" Why does he assume he's "mates" with him? When these characters first meet they hardly exchange any dialogue together. Bryant seems to only respond to be polite to the Security Guard. He doesn't show any signs at all that he considers the security guard a "mate" at all. I don't think Nick Love thought through this development properly. And why does Bryrant's character suddenly change from being this troubled, reserved character who want to keep himself to himself to someone who's being the arbiter of justice for people he's never met? I don't understand this at all. There are also some useless, unnecessary characters in this film as well. The guy who got attacked by three people and is left with scars on his face was a pointless character in my opinion. He could've easily been omitted from the film without it greatly affecting the story at all. Another useless character was Gene's work buddy who decides to tag along with the newly founded crew (For what reason, I have no idea). Again, this character could've been omitted without the overall story being affected (or altered). I could write more about some of the problems I have with this film but I think I'll leave it there. If you watch this film for what it is and forget some of the problematic story developments then you'll enjoy this movie. The story itself is pretty straight forward and there's plenty of action/fighting for the viewer to enjoy. This film isn't a masterpiece...but it's not absolutely terrible either. 6/10