Review of Redirected (2014) by Tiago C — 07 Feb 2015

Review:

This is definitely a case of crazy circumstances, spiralling way out of control! After a group of small time criminals decide to rob Vinnie Jones of his money and his special ring, which was given to him from Tony Montana "Scarface", Vinnie Jones sets of for revenge with his group of ugly looking thugs. The criminals decide to flee to Malaysia with the loot but there aeroplane ports at Lithuania because of a erupted volcano in Iceland. The story then goes from one mad situation to another, after a mad night out in a night club. The acting wasn't that great and the storyline was really far fetched, but it's harmless fun and you really don't know what direction the storyline is going to take. There are some Hangover moments, because no one can remember what they done in the club the night before, and the innocent guy who gets dragged into the whole situation ends up fighting for his life with dirty cops, which was also a weird twist to the storyline. For some unknown reason, I did find the movie entertaining and quite original but you really have to have a warped sense of humour to actually find it funny. In all, it's a watchable movie with some crazy and funny scenes. Watchable!

Round-Up:

Vinnie Jones is playing his usually cockney thug role in this film, which isn't surprising, but he does stand out from the rest of the actors. All of the other thugs looked pretty convincing, especially when they reach Lithuania, and the fight scenes were put together well. There were some sketchy parts to the script, like when one of the robbers shows a photograph of him having sex with a pig, and the ending was a bit strange but I honestly think that your not supposed to take this movie that seriously. The director did seem to use a lot of pigs throughout the film, which didn't make much sense, and after all of the mad goings on, you don't really get told what happened to all that money. Anyway, it's worth a watch just for its sheer madness. .

Budget: $2.7million.

Worldwide Gross: $1.8million.

I recommend this movie to people who are into their crime/comedy movies about a bunch of small time crooks who rob a gangster and try and flee with the money but end up getting tracked down. 4/10.