The plot centres on the misuse of recreational drug use and the way in which the effects can be felt in vulnerable people. It wasn't only weed - LSD, alcohol and ecstasy were all forced upon Richard's brother. The overall humiliation of his vulnerable relative is the driving force, but the twist revolves around the guilt Richard has for leaving him in the first place. Richard leaves to join the army, in the full knowledge that he is in effect deserting him, his brother with learning difficulties and inability to form solid social relationships.
He takes revenge on all participants, including himself in the final scene.
Couldn't disagree with the review more. Ann absolute gem of a movie. Paddy Considane is fantastic, and incidently wrote the script in memory of a relative. A proper Britsh film.
Tara Tainton
· 3 years ago
Wow. Makes me wonder where those quotes/review comments on the cover of the DVD come from... The lying bastards.
aidan knight
· 3 years ago
dead mans shoes is 1 of the best revenge films ever(along with old boy & for a few dollars more). V for Vendetta, Lucky Number Slevin, and Hard Candy don't come close. the twist is in the fact he's dead. you say you've seen your fair share of movies from the uk, i'm sorry but james bond's don't count. what else can we expect from a narrow minded yank like yourself. for anyone that hasn't seen dead mans shoes, watch it, its a must see
james robinson
· 2 years ago
no wonder you are a film school REJECT you obviously know nothing about film. if it slightly confused you by no being in the right order and therefore you didnt totally know why things were happening, well sorry pal, you obviously havent seen pulp fiction and the like. this is a BRITISH film with a moral core as shown by the ending which is a touch of class. its a film full of depression and anguish with an uneasy atmosphere throughout its an amazing film and it should be illegal to mention lucky number fucking slevin alongside this. its a brilliant gritty and moral tale with great performances, paddy considine is just terrifying and believable and i dont know about you but that was my brother they did all that too i might feel like exacting some revenge too.
Loukas
· 2 years ago
It's a great movie. And i feel it has the moral complexity an american director would avoid like the devil. Especially crappy manipulating scripts like "hard candy".
Stevie Bigalls
· 1 year ago
Awful review... You can't even spell the lead actor's name...
Matt Hingley
· 1 year ago
Bad review, one of the best revenge films of all time. I take it the reviewer has never seen Once Upon a Time in the West which uses the same format of watching the lead extract revenge for an unknown crime only glimpsed at the end.
It also makes you feel sorry for the victims... right until you see the full crime and then you feel justice. I found this was the strength of the film and did pose a moral question regarding deciding on punishment of crimes when the true horror of a crime is unknown.
As for the constant abuse (down played) of a mentaly disabled teenager it was horrific.
Great film, well put together story with a good emotional punch at the end, obviously not for those who need to be spoon fed.
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He takes revenge on all participants, including himself in the final scene.
Couldn't disagree with the review more. Ann absolute gem of a movie. Paddy Considane is fantastic, and incidently wrote the script in memory of a relative. A proper Britsh film.
It also makes you feel sorry for the victims... right until you see the full crime and then you feel justice. I found this was the strength of the film and did pose a moral question regarding deciding on punishment of crimes when the true horror of a crime is unknown.
As for the constant abuse (down played) of a mentaly disabled teenager it was horrific.
Great film, well put together story with a good emotional punch at the end, obviously not for those who need to be spoon fed.