![]() Unfortunately, the whole film was wiped out by a happy ending very not appropriate for this kind of scheme. Those two ordinary supporting characters die only a couple of minutes after being presented to the audience, those characters for whom this same audience may start feeling some empathy. I first thought they would have an important part afterwards.But I was wrong. And also speaking of the armored truck guards, I loved the short scene where the two of them appear in the movie, after nearly more than a hour, and start to speak of themselves. Purely gratuitous,but that's my own opinion. Speaking of this, I think that the slow motion armored car guards murders - in the Sam Pekinpah's style - were some kind of useless. And the action sequences, for instance the armored truck heist, are bloody at the most. ![]() This movie starts like an authentic noir flick, with borderline cops, heats on the edge.Very promising atmosphere indeed. There are here some sub characters very effective to appreciate and, most of all, there are not love story scheme for sissies except maybe the tiny one for some supporting characters, between the gang leader's daughter and her lover. I am surprised that this feature mostly played by black actors was made by a white director. I agree to some of the other reviews, this B picture from South Africa is a great time waster, very entertaining, pleasant to watch. Recommended if you like something different. I enjoyed the film very much, and so did the crowd at Films from the South Festival in Oslo. But it does show the graphics in the violence as we'd see in an American movie. The film is inspired by Hollywood action movies, but is told very differently still. The roughness suits this movie which deals with criminal scumbags planning to do a heist. Very talented use of effects and very suitable as well. ![]() Still there a heavy use of color filters all across the film, yellow and blue. In the beginning the film is raw, using ultra near close up, moving camera, even running camera and sudden focus changes. Then there comes a chance on getting it on a heist. Their good, but corruption at the local police station makes it even worse. ![]() Lawful good cops, but not earning enough to pay all the bills. An gritty but entertaining story about to cops, which are also best friends. Once again I've seen a South African film quite different from films from the Western hemisphere. ![]()
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