"Freight" was my choice of film, and like other reviewers my partner is now doubting my judgement. Recent British films have been reliable and solid, especially when backed by a decent cast and dynamic direction, and so we were looking forward to "Freight".
Unfortunately, this film feels wrong right from the start. The first few scenes leave you unsettled. The pace is erratic and the plot disjointed - at about the half way point there are a couple of massive leaps between scenes where I was left feeling like I'd slept through some crucial bits.
The script is truly dreadful - it's hard to blame the cast entirely for such childish acting when its genuinely hard to see what they could do with such appalling lines. Similarly the action - explosions happen randomly, people get shot without us even knowing who they are or what side they're on, and the fight scenes are handled so incredibly clumsily that you want to laugh, rather than wince.
My partner and I felt that a bunch of 4 yr olds had been let loose with 2.5 million pounds. I love British films, and this is a genre that we do better than anybody else in the world, but a film like this only tarnishes that reputation. I will be filling my DVD cabinet with Gilbey instead.
Unfortunately, this film feels wrong right from the start. The first few scenes leave you unsettled. The pace is erratic and the plot disjointed - at about the half way point there are a couple of massive leaps between scenes where I was left feeling like I'd slept through some crucial bits.
The script is truly dreadful - it's hard to blame the cast entirely for such childish acting when its genuinely hard to see what they could do with such appalling lines. Similarly the action - explosions happen randomly, people get shot without us even knowing who they are or what side they're on, and the fight scenes are handled so incredibly clumsily that you want to laugh, rather than wince.
My partner and I felt that a bunch of 4 yr olds had been let loose with 2.5 million pounds. I love British films, and this is a genre that we do better than anybody else in the world, but a film like this only tarnishes that reputation. I will be filling my DVD cabinet with Gilbey instead.