
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 se... (Full plot summary below)
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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. Beatrice is kidnapped by Alphonse towards the end, Its a race against time for Victor to save her.
Leave your thoughts about Dead Man Down.
| Movie MezzanineRussell HainlineIt gives us no real themes to marinate upon, yet it gives us very little memorable action in which to revel. It's simply a mish-mosh and a shame. |
| The PlaylistDrew TaylorOplev composes shots with grace and an understanding of where everything is geographically and how scenes relate to each other in the multi-threaded plot. Like everything else in Dead Man Down, his direction is beautiful and brutal at the same time. Whoever thought that this movie would be as entertaining as it is existential is either lying or psychic. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzAn innocuous, unappealing and in the end an absurdly violent revenge gangster film. |
| Film School RejectsJack GirouxThe cast does all that they can, but, by the end, Dead Man Down plays as a confused, noble misfire. |
| EURWebKam WilliamsThough the wheels gradually come off the increasingly-preposterous production, all is forgiven on account of the convoluted adventure's compelling storyline, arresting special f/x, and satisfying, if farfetched resolution. |
| Boston PhoenixJordan Riefe[A] bleak film noir that values character over tension. |
| HeyUGuysLisa Giles-KeddieIt's a modern-day, edgy love story at heart ... The climatic ending ... is pretty spectacular ... Though nothing new, it's beautifully realised and shot. |
| Seven DaysRick KisonakI'm not sure what the attraction was supposed to be here - plot holes and pretentious patter? |
| National PostChris KnightThe plot unfolds slowly, obliquely and in some cases backwards, although it's a measure of Oplev's skill as director that we're never lost in the labyrinthine plot. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenLumpy title, lively movie. Dead Man Down proves to be a frisky gangster flick cum elaborate thriller cum off-beat romance. Yep, there’s a whole lot going on here, but this is one of those plot-heavy scripts that carries its weight with confidence – the intricate twists don’t cheat. |