Dead Man's Shoes

2004

1h 30m

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7.1/10

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A soldier returns to his small town and exacts a deadly revenge on the thugs who tormented his disabled brother while he was away.

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Shane Meadows

Writers

Paddy Considine(writer by)

Shane Meadows(writer by)

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Paddy Considine

Toby Kebbell

Gary Stretch

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Richard

Anthony

Sonny

Herbie

Soz

Tuff

Big Al

Gypsy John

Mark

Elvis

Patti

Marie

Matt

Craig

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‘Dead Man’s Shoes’ is the fourth full-length feature film directed and written by Shane Meadows in 2004. Starring Paddy Considine, it tells the story of an ex-soldier who returns home to a small town in the Midlands seeking revenge on a group of thugs who have terrorised his younger brother. The film, at first, embraces the ultimate act of revenge with dark humour and disturbing violence, but soon turns out to criticise what effect vengeance has on the protagonist. The film questions the role of masculinity in British working-class society by having very different male stereotypes thrown together in a very isolated environment. Not only does the film make a statement about gender roles, but more importantly, it tackles the issue of honour and justice. The audience’s allegiances sway dramatically throughout the film as Richard (Considine) becomes more brutal in his execution styles. A similar British film that challenges the audience’s perception of who is right is Stanley Kubrick’s ‘A Clockwork Orange’. On simple viewing of this film, you could say that it is a revenge slasher-flick with plenty of gore; however, I feel that this film is a powerful piece of cinema that is a statement for the immorality of British society and the ideologies it imposes but it also uses Uttoxeter to show the corruption of human nature. ★★★★★

mattwilde12309 Mar, 2017