
After serving jail time for a mysterious crime, Bill and Karl get out of jail and become preoccupied with figuring out who turned them in to the police. On top of that, the "family business" is on the rocks, and the motley crew of criminals who operate out of Down Terrace aren't feeling terribly trusting of one another. It might look like an ordinary house, but at Down Terrace, the walls are closing in...... (Full plot summary below)
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After serving jail time for a mysterious crime, Bill and Karl get out of jail and become preoccupied with figuring out who turned them in to the police. On top of that, the "family business" is on the rocks, and the motley crew of criminals who operate out of Down Terrace aren't feeling terribly trusting of one another. It might look like an ordinary house, but at Down Terrace, the walls are closing in...
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| Total FilmRob JamesDown Terrace is a Brit-gangster film that rarely feels like one - and is much the better for it. |
| Portland OregonianStan HallDown Terrace is so intimate and hilariously offhanded (a hit man shows up for a job pushing his 3-year-old in a stroller) that it is all the more shocking when murderous violence finally erupts about halfway through. |
| The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayWhen Down Terrace gets in a good groove, Wheatley and Hill's dialogue is both funny and pointed. |
| Time OutDavid FearThis muted mobster story reminds us that the ties that bind can also gag you, garrote you and slowly deaden your soul. |
| ScotsmanAlistair HarknessA wonderfully rich script and brilliantly realised characters... |
| Globe and MailKate TaylorThe British do kitchen-sink realism extremely well; they also have a nice way with black comedy. It's rare, however, to see the two as wickedly combined as they are in Down Terrace. |
| Toronto StarJason AndersonA low-budget effort by British director Ben Wheatley, Down Terrace is an enjoyably nasty piece of business about a down-market sort of underworld clan. |
| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirWhen it's all over and you don't have to spend any more time smoking pot with Karl and Bill in their horrid little house, you may feel the elation of tragic catharsis. Then again, you may feel as if you just drank a bottle of drain opener; the difference between those states is subtle. |
| Village VoiceMelissa AndersonDown Terrace has frequently been appreciated as "The Sopranos meets Mike Leigh." But a more fruitful comparison might be to last year's stand-out British satire "In the Loop": In both films, verbal aggression makes for the biggest laughs and the surest signs of moral decay. |
| Film4Catherine BrayThis proves you don't necessarily need money when you've got an honest, striking script. |