''Vendetta'' is a 2013 British

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written and directed by Stephen Reynolds and starring

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, and

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Premise

Special ops interrogation officer Jimmy Vickers (

) tracks down a gang who slaughtered his parents while avoiding being found by his old unit and the cops. With the help of friends PC Griffin and Freddy, he tracks down each gang member and conducts on each a different form of brutal torture.

Cast

as Jimmy Vickers *

as Morgan *

as Colonel Leach *

as Mr Rooker *

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as Freddy *

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as Sergeant Joe Windsor *Lucy Drive as Catherine Hopkins *

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as Rob *

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as Sandra Vickers *

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as DCI Spencer Holland *Charlie Bond as Kerry *Tony Denham as George Vickers *Tamaryn Payne as PC Jenny Clarke *Anna Brecon as Julia * James Mullinger as Alex *Sam Kane as Dennis *Tyrese Abbott as Chow * Elijah Baker as Joshua Evans

Release and reception

The film was released in a few select cinemas in the UK on 22 November 2013 (where it was the most successful Danny Dyer film since ''

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'') and on DVD and Blu-ray on 23 December 2013. Reviews were distinctly polarised but the film was widely praised for its high production values. Rob James, writing for ''

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'' gave the film a score of 3 out 5 and stated that "viewed as a Brit answer to '70s and '80s

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'' (Dyer is rogue SAS; his colonel issues Trautman-esque warnings), it's surprisingly decent". Stuart Wright, who reviewed the film for ''Britflicks'', also gave it a score of 3 out 5 and stated that 'the plot and action rattle along with a few reversals of expectations along the way to keep you guessing'. Drew McIntyre, who reviewed the film for ''UKFilmNews'', gave the film 3.7 out of 5 and stated that it "is a modern British thriller and stands comparison easily with the other good UK based thrillers of 2013 such as ''

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'' and ''

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''". In contrast Tim Robey, writing for the ''

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'' stated that it is 'jaw-droppingly awful' and gave it one star out of five. Peter Bradshaw, writing for ''

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'', stated that 'Danny Dyer does his patented Dyer stare all the way through this bizarre and ludicrous piece of revenge porn' and gave it a score of two out of five.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vendetta 2013 action films 2013 films British action films Films set in London 2010s English-language films 2010s British films English-language action films