Four is a British independent film directed by John Langridge and released in 2011.
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| Directed by | John Langridge |
| Written by | Paul Chronnell |
| Produced by | Craig Conway |
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| Cinematography | Adrian Brown |
| Edited by | John Langridge Ben King |
| Music by | Raiomond Mirza |
Production company | Oh My! Productions Ltd |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £500,000[citation needed] |
Plot
editA jealous husband hires a movie-obsessed detective to kidnap his wife's lover and bring him to a derelict factory to administer some 'rough justice.' Once there, the husband discovers the detective has a revelation of his own. He has kidnapped the husband's wife as well.[1]
Cast
edit- Martin Compston as Lover
- Craig Conway as Husband
- Kierston Wareing as Wife
- Sean Pertwee as Detective
- George Morris as Sergeant Walker
Reviews
editTotal Film's Paul Bradshaw wrote, "With just four actors, a single setting and more twists than a bag full of pretzels, John Langridge’s grimy lo-fi debut is almost smart, taut and nasty enough to bid for the Tarantino comparisons he’s obviously after."[2] The Evening Standard's Derek Malcolm found the film "over-ambitious", starting "as an offbeat thriller with pseudo-Pinterish dialogue" and ending up "much like a horror movie."[3]
Writing in The Guardian Mark Kermode praised the film, acknowledging that "John Langridge's tortuously twisted warehouse-bound tale of a cuckolded husband seeking vengeance on his wife's lover does at least attempt to get the very most out of very little",[4] while The Independent wrote that the script "meditates on male insecurity and possessiveness", but that "the attempt at menace unwisely borrows quotations from Hollywood movies, [a fact] that make [the movie] sound rather wannabe in consequence.”[5]
Time Out's Tom Huddleston wrote that "the cast make the best" of a script that is "as uninspired as the plot, all muttered threats, cockernee slang and an initially amusing, increasingly wearying overuse of the F-word."[6]
References
edit- ^ "Finished projects", TenSixtyEight.com, 2011
- ^ Four, Total Film, 19 October 2011
- ^ Four review The Evening Standard, 21 October 2011
- ^ [1], The Guardian, 06 May 2012
- ^ Four, The Independent, 21 October 2011
- ^ Four DVD review, Time Out, 19 September 2012