Outlaw (DVD)

Veteran-turned-vigilante Sean Bean and his Un-Merrie Men dish out justice in this state of the nation polemic
Nick Love's previous films The Football Factory and The Business appealed to the 'Nuts' and 'Zoo'-reading male in their first flush of testosterone. Yet for all its flashes of brutalism, Outlaw feels defanged and debooted, reflecting Love's drift into middle-age, with middle-class concerns. As he says of the film, "It could have had the lads treatment (but) I'm getting older. I think it's made in a more mature way."

And with age, comes, well, not so much maturity, responsibility, or experience, as fear. Having titillated his audience with terrace thuggery and dispatches from the Costa Del Crime, Love appears concerned that his audience may have taken his flirtation with criminality seriously. What to do? Well, there's only one sort of language these horrible hoodies understand. Beat them up!

That's the position former paratrooper Danny Bryant (Bean) adopts on returning from a tour of Iraq, emotionally wounded by a war nobody wanted and appalled by the state of the country he left behind. "It's almost worse here" he exclaims. "They go around wrecking lives and when they get caught they get a slap on the wrist."

The reason i chose to buy this movie is because i have seen it before and KNOW IT IS ONE OF THE BEST BRITISH films out to date.With the likes of Sean Bean, Bob Hoskins and Danny Dyer this helps create ultimate in your face action.The story of this is that Bryant (Sean Bean) returns to Britain after war with Iraq only to find the country he no longer recognizes with drugs,violent crime,rape and Murder rule the streets. He decided enough is enough, its time to fight back. Soon a small group of men gravitate to him and his cause and together they take the law into their own hands. Their aim,to punish the guilty with Violence. 5/5 says Nuts Magazine and i agree.

Sean Bean as the leader of a gang who encourages a group of men who have been bullied and beaten in their lives. Those of you who have been in this situation feel for the men until further down the line they start to go overboard which was not their intention. The gang soon fall apart and come to their own endings. Violent film but is very truthful in today's society.

Nick Love's new film has been billed as 'The Football Factory with guns', which is selling it a bit short. Fans of Love's crunchily violent geezer pleasers won't be disappointed though, as a group of disaffected/grieving/psychotic men go Robin Hoodie on organised criminals and corrupt police. However, as technically impressive and (mostly) well-acted as the film is, the moral ambiguity of the main players and their plight could leave the audience out in the cold.

Outlaw quickly draws several trailing story threads around Sean Bean's angry ex-squaddie, a man for whom serving his morally ailing country (it's all Blair's fault, apparently) has left him with little to do but unite, among others, Danny Dyer's put-upon city boy, Lennie James' grieving barrister and Sean Harris' psychotic security guard. Together, they set out to make their own violent stand against drug dealers, "paedos" and in particular, the crime boss responsible for murdering James' wife. Along the way, they're aided by Bob Hoskins' weary copper, and while they're a big hit with the public, they're ill-equipped and hopelessly outnumbered - from their first pub brawl to the inevitable final shoot-out.

"FEELS LIKE A MISSED OPPORTUNITY"

While there's no doubting Love's directing ability, Outlaw works much better as a straight-up crime thriller than an angry diatribe on the state of the nation. Far from exploring the precarious moral high ground taken by Bean and co, the film settles for a simplistic smaller picture, complete with one-dimensional bad guys and none-too-subtle posturing, which might leave you with something to talk about, but very little to sympathise with. Still, while this feels like a missed opportunity, it could be worse, it could have been The Football Factory - with guns.

Thought this film was fantastic,a bit slow 2 begin with,but soon had me gripped,once again another fab film starring the oh so sexy Danny Dyer ;0)

Having converted most of my old video collection to DVD I was thrilled to find this film gem in digital format. If you watch this in widescreen format, it really does the battle scene great justice; coupled with surround sound, you'll be gripped by the amazing cinematography. I would recommend the director's cut that includes scenes about the relationship between the lead character and his estranged wife and helps you to understand the motivation behind his decision. The run time is 183 minutes for the directors cut and 120 minutes for the cinema version. I was, however, disappointed by the lack of extras, which any fan of this classic would expect to be included. There's only a 20-minute interview with the director and other shot "making-of" vignettes.

Great film, Danny dyer is a great actor and nothing needs to be said about Sean Bean. From his Sharp day to Lord of the rings this man has never put a foot wrong. Outlaw is a great British film which does both these actors proud.

An excellent film which is British made and no fancy special effects or CGI trickery, so actors purely rely on their acting capability. Definately worth a library shelf place.

Good English Film , Great Cast & Acting. Watch this if you enjoy films like Rise Of The Footsoldier , Green Street or Clubbed. 4 / 5 STARS

the thing i loved about this dvd is it was in excellent condition and a amazing film, the thing ii dislike about it is nothing its a top film :)

i am a massive fan of danny dyer so i had to add this to my collection.i loved this film!a must for any Danny Dyer fan.

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Certainly the potential was in the storyline for this film, and there were some capable actors, however it just didn't seem to have any wow factor, and even if you looked at it in terms of thought provoking piece on revenge and vigilantes it still lacked any substance, on the plus side the final scene was a nice twist

Outlaw is no easy film, with no easy answers. The latest from writer/director Nick Love, previously behind The Football Factory and The Business, it tells the story of a Britain overrun with crime, with no one willing to stand up to it.

Until, that is, a group of people--led by Sean Bean’s Bryant--decide to effectively take matters into their own hands. And so, with each of this group having their own reasons for their actions, they start to exact a form of revenge on the those who have wronged them, laying the scene for an interesting vigilante crime-thriller.

Amidst a fair cavalcade of at-times quite brutal violence, Outlaw has a real feeling and message at the heart of it. But you’d be hard pushed to say that the message is well handled, or that it’s the main reason for watching the film. Instead, the strengths are some of the performances (Bean is joined by the likes of Bob Hoskins, Lennie James and Dannie Dyer) and the increasingly confident direction from Love. At times it’s blistering to watch, no matter how uncomfortable it makes you feel.

Ultimately, though, Outlaw, in spite of its strengths, is a mixed bag, yet one with plenty to recommend it. It’s a well-made, diverting film, albeit not one for the squeamish, and while it’s got its fair share of flaws, you’re unlikely to be disappointed by it.

very good new dvd great description would buy from again, wad sealed and no scratches very happy with product thanks

Wanted to see all Nick Love films since he is stated to be the best undervalued director in the UK.
However I ended up very disappointed as the story not only borrows much from other vigilante style films of the past but provides weak acting, poor camerawork, and a good plot spoilt with significant weaknesses.
How can it happen that an experienced para is shown to have completely forgotten his training including shooting skills, and has thought patterns teetering on the unbalanced.
Added to this is some poor acting and not one of the main characters comes across as anything but one dimensional.
Will buy other Nick Love DVD's but only at a low price.
However I recommend this film for a rainy weekend viewing

quality british film great cast great story! riviting viewing from beginning to the end kept you on the edge of your seat!

a must watch film, full of morals and challenge to personal oppinion, given the situations involved-what would you do!!!! one of the best films i've ever seen

great film, sean bean plays a good part as does danny dire. its a bit like lock, stock meets the full monty. the big down side is the shocking camera work, shakes all over the place.

This film is another English great!

It is actually typical England aswell, the chavs roam the streets beating victims but only getting a slap on the wrist back. A group headed by an ex comrad decide to take things into their own hands with a judge whose wife and child were murdered and the killer walked from court free, A typical Cockney office worker bullied at work and is fed up of not being able to stand up for himself and a few others who have been given a rough ride in life. They are all aided by a forensics cctv anaylizer who tips them off with targets such as murderers, rapists, paedo's etc and they are all taken out 1 by 1.

The group then get given the name The Outlaws by the media and tehy are a sort of hero team by taking justice into their own hands.

A real disappointment in many areas;

First and foremost, the plot is as weak as day-old dishwater. Imagine a soldier from 2-Para who has served in the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan but who has no idea about reconnaissance, escape and evasion, cover and camoflage and who couldnt organise a s**tfight in a cowshed after milking. Now imagine this bozo in charge of a bunch of traumatised urbanites and you will get the idea.

Next - take into consideration the often lousy camera work. Shaky, shuddery, out of focus at times. No doubt designed to give the viewer the "experience" of being on the scene in a Blair witch style. All it actually does is give you a migraine and a bad case of the the sh*ts.

Performances by the leading cast members were all ok, but there didn't seem to be much enthusiasm (especially from Dyer and Bean).

If your looking for a Nick Love film, stick to the business and give this one a miss! My copy went straight into the bin.

a great film from start to finish. a must see if you like lock stock and the like.
great cast including sean bean(sharp, bravo two zero) bob haskins(enemy at the gate) danny dyer (the business, Football Factory,Mean Machine)

very quick to come to my adress

very good quality of movie

very good sound

A* seller

i decided to buy it because i saw many previews of the film and look a very intresting film