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Bad Day (2008)
A cool Brit-Flick!
Okay I hate British low budget films and almost didn't watch this but I'm glad that I did. What a cool movie! Bad Day is the best independent film of this year so far no matter what the other reviews on this page say. A brilliant study of the old US 70s and 60s cop movies.
The film's interweaving stories are all set in one day and Diaz's style of storytelling has imitated the US cop movies of yesteryear very well, I liked that it was set in the UK and that the story was simple with twists and turns.
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Everyone in this flick delivers a superb performance, and even as despicable as some of them are, you can't help but be fascinated by them. Claire Goose is amazing and Anthony Ofoegbu and Donna Air (yes Donna Air) shine as the cop duo; Goose's Rebecca Ryan is a grieving mother whose code of ethics is thrown out of the window when her daughter is killed, while Ofoegbu's Darius Cruise is a man with morals who feels that his job is draining him of his life. Donna Air is Abby Barrett, whose ex-partner has got her pregnant.
Tom Bacon delivers an explosive performance playing a gun runner who was responsible for selling a gun to Rebecca Ryan's next door neighbour and this very weapon is used to kill Ryan's daughter.
Harry McCann (George Calil), falls in love with Ryan only to discovers that she's an under cover cop. Marla McCann (Riana Husselman) sister of Harry McCann is in love with her brother, so when she learns of Harry's love for Ryan she sets out to destroy it.
Once Ryan finds her dead daughter she sets out to kill everyone to find out who killed her. Cruise & Barrett are sent by their boss (Robbie Gee) to find Ryan and bring her back. The movie moves towards it's climax ending in a shoot out in a church.
With great funny dialogue, a foreboding soundtrack by Dominic Glynn, and loads of memorable moments, (Pizza scene with Girl's Aloud's Sarah Harding) this is a definite winner. A must see, 10 out of 10. See it!