Friday 15 March 2013

Gerry Barnaby's Film Review: Tower Block

Genre: Thriller (warning) This film contains extreme violence & strong language

Film Constance parent advised to read before watching :

Sex & Nudity: A woman gets out of bed revealing her bare back, it is implied she has had a one night stand with the man next to her.

Violence & Gore: A teenage male is chased and cornered in a corridor, he is beaten severely.A man is shot through the head mid conversation,A woman crawls out of her apartment after being shot in the stomach, she dies soon afterwards.We are told that 2 very young children are dead as a result,A man and a woman are separately killed by shotgun booby traps.2 men are forced in front of a window for the sniper to shoot,A woman and her teenage son are shot multiple times A man falls while trying to descend the tower block,man breaks his leg falling from a ladder,A man is shot with a nail gun.

Profanity: Many uses of f**k, sh*t, bas***d & a couple of c**ts.

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Some characters drink whisky, it is said that one character is an alcoholic & having withdrawal. It is mentioned that a character is a drug dealer

Frightening/Intense Scenes:The initial sniper attack is shocking and unexpected. The film builds a lot of tension.

Cert: This film was given a 15 cert but i would say this film is an 18 cert due to contents


Story: When Jimmy is brutally murdered by two hooded figures, Becky, Kurtis, Neville and the other residents of the Serenity House tower block are witnesses to the killing but, fearing retribution, are too scared to give detectives any information and the police investigation is going nowhere. One year later, someone has decided to take justice into their own hands. Picked off one by one, the tenants of Serenity House are under threat from a mystery sniper who has set deadly traps throughout the building. Unsure of why they have been targeted, the group undertake daring attempts to escape the building.

Likes : Now this film dose have a few well know british actors of film & tv series,what starts as a normal day ends in a blood bath,normaly im not one for these types of bristish films but it not a bad film to watch altho a little violent, it takes you on a rollercoster of tension & fear as there is no way out of the building & a sniper is ready to pick them off one by one.I found some scene to be very brutely & blood thrust,special with the young kids that got gun down, a few scene with make you jump & think WTH is going on,as the tension builds up as you find out that the build has been riged with traps.special with the end which you never saw coming which dose make you think why didnt they try that in the first place.There are a few bloody parts specially see a guys head explosed after a sniper shot couple of people being shot which kind of makes you think who is this sniper & why has he got a gudge with just one tower block.Apart from the intense moment this film is worth watch because i find film when your trap in a block or build to be very dark,intense & frienghtening concept to the mood of the storyline.Be warn tho this film dose have alot of swearing & violences.

Dislike: Just a little slow at times, but its not a brilliant film,but is worth watching.

Overall : Intense, terror & dark concept,group trapped in a build with bloody violence.

Rating: 3.6 out of 5 for entertainment / 6.2 out of 10 for concept / Violence

 

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