Review of Outlaw! (1999) by Jim M — 08 Aug 2009

London: Crime and corruption run rampant, the guilty when punished receive little more then a slap on the rest well deceint citizens live in fear. Returning home from Iraq, a Paratrooper named Bryant pulls together 5 individuals who are fed up. If the police won't punish the guilty they will...

Holy fuck is this one gritty vigilante flick, one of the best in receint times. Sean Bean and Bob Hoskins are great. Shot documentary style almost it gives off the vibe of something that could really happen. Score is spot on. The characters feel like real people. Most don't just wake up and decide to start killing people. They come to it gradually, make mistakes, and even after they start question the morality of their actions. Call to arms? Message to would-be vigilantes? Or a warning to a government who's criminal justice system gives killers more rights/freedoms then their victims? You decide.