Dead Man Down

Victor, a rising gangland player, has infiltrated the crime empire run by ruthless kingpin Alphonse, with the single purpose of making Alphonse pay for destroying his once happy life. As he meticulously orchestrates his vengeance from his high-rise home, Victor watches and is watched by Beatrice, a mysterious young woman who lives in the apartment across from his. On the surface a fragile woman-child, Beatrice seethes with a rage of her own. When she uncovers Victor's dark secrets, she threatens to expose him unless he helps her carry out her own campaign of retribution. Each fixated on avenging the past; they devise a violent and cathartic plan that could change their worlds forever.

            Maybe I’m a movie nerd but when I heard Niels Arden Oplev was directing this movie I couldn’t wait for it to be released.  Anyone who has seen the original Girl With the Dragon Tattoo that he directed you know why.  Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, and Dominic Cooper are on my list of favorite actors, and if you see this movie you will know why.  Let’s be honest, Colin Farrell makes everything look cool, even if he was punching you in the face you would have to admire the way he does it because he makes it look so effortless and does it with a style only he can deliver.  Noomi Rapace, and Dominic Cooper are so good at burying themselves into their characters that I sometimes forget they are acting.  Niels does such an amazing job of getting the audience to connect with his characters, so much that I almost jumped into the movie to kick the hell out of some juveniles with big mouths who were mocking Noomi.   Here is how well done this movie is, I had to use the restroom about 10 minutes into the movie and I didn’t dare get out of my seat for fear of missing a single second of this movie.  Well-written story and it keeps you engaged the entire time, it was fun trying to figure out the story as it unravels while including some entertaining action scenes.   I don’t know how to get more people to see movies like this, maybe if I said there are giant robots that transform and super heroes come to save the day will do it?

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