Top Dog
- 2014
- 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
1.7K
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London bad boy Billy Evans gets in over his head when he joins a dangerous criminal gang.London bad boy Billy Evans gets in over his head when he joins a dangerous criminal gang.London bad boy Billy Evans gets in over his head when he joins a dangerous criminal gang.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total
Greg Costello
- Man 1
- (as Greg Walsh)
Polo Cinex
- Leon
- (as Cinex Polo)
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- Writer
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Mockney Trot
I've never quite understood why they insist in speaking with these unreal London accents!
Needless to say this could have been an average film at best, but instead we are left with what seems a poorly edited, averagely directed and some rather poor acting. The plot is weak at its best and the script is so way off from we are expecting in terms of British film standards.
That said, if you have some free time on a Wednesday afternoon, you could do a lot worse.
Not our finest British hour.
Needless to say this could have been an average film at best, but instead we are left with what seems a poorly edited, averagely directed and some rather poor acting. The plot is weak at its best and the script is so way off from we are expecting in terms of British film standards.
That said, if you have some free time on a Wednesday afternoon, you could do a lot worse.
Not our finest British hour.
Typical English gangster movie! 3/10
Review: This is yet another typical English East End movie about a football hooligan who uses his firm to take down a underground firm. Once he finds out that he has bitten off more than he can chew, he has gone way too far and his whole world comes crumbling down around him. I was expecting something original from the director, Martin Kemp, who is famous for starring in the Krays, but it just turns out to be an average cockney movie which we have seen many times before. As usual, we have your graphic hooligan violence with loads of swearing but the director did try and give the movie some depth by making the main character have an successful business and a loving family. In all, it's not that original but it's watchable! Average!
Round-Up: Leo Gregory seems to act the same in all his movies, so it wasn't that surprising to see him playing this role. It's the same for all of the characters, like Vincent Reagan who always plays an convincing tough nut and a joy to watch. My main problem with the film is that it's quite predictable, even though the ending tried to twist the plot to make it interesting.
I recommend this movie to people who are into there typical English East End gangster movies about a football hooligan taking on an underground mob. 3/10
Round-Up: Leo Gregory seems to act the same in all his movies, so it wasn't that surprising to see him playing this role. It's the same for all of the characters, like Vincent Reagan who always plays an convincing tough nut and a joy to watch. My main problem with the film is that it's quite predictable, even though the ending tried to twist the plot to make it interesting.
I recommend this movie to people who are into there typical English East End gangster movies about a football hooligan taking on an underground mob. 3/10
Absolutely rubbish
Within the first 5 mins I thought this was going to be rubbish , and I was right . However I stuck it out and it didn't get any better . Complete and utter tosh don't waste your time on this film .
Old dog
Straight off, I'm not a huge fan of the genre. I find the Mockney accents and the incessant "Geez" muttered from the edge of a sneer, a bit cringeworthy. I don't generally find it possible to believe in the characters and be taken away from the thought that they're all RADA trained actors that call each other darling when the cameras are off (Big exception to that is Tom Hardy of course!).
So I watched this film not expecting much and wasn't disappointed.
The overall story was extremely predictable, I was never at the edge of my seat. I thought it was poorly directed in so much that it didn't build tension, it didn't develop the characters to create any empathy with any of them and more importantly, when our lead has reached his crux moment we were treated to a flashback montage that wouldn't have looked out of place in a 1980s episode of Neighbours.
The acting was average overall. The best friend's wife clearly used Waynetta Slob as her inspiration (although at least her accent sounded more authentic than others).
The lead actor needed to shave and punch the make-up artist who apparently hasn't worked in Hi-Def before.
Vincent Regan was the most believable in my eyes, always a pleasure to watch. He stole every scene although that wasn't exactly the Brink's Mat Heist. Ricci Harnett is OK but better as a henchman than a boss. Jason Flemyng must have been too busy working on good projects for a real part in this film. Shame, because he's a fantastic actor.
To summarise, don't bother watching it. You already know what happens or will quickly get to the point where you don't care.
Watch the Offender instead.
So I watched this film not expecting much and wasn't disappointed.
The overall story was extremely predictable, I was never at the edge of my seat. I thought it was poorly directed in so much that it didn't build tension, it didn't develop the characters to create any empathy with any of them and more importantly, when our lead has reached his crux moment we were treated to a flashback montage that wouldn't have looked out of place in a 1980s episode of Neighbours.
The acting was average overall. The best friend's wife clearly used Waynetta Slob as her inspiration (although at least her accent sounded more authentic than others).
The lead actor needed to shave and punch the make-up artist who apparently hasn't worked in Hi-Def before.
Vincent Regan was the most believable in my eyes, always a pleasure to watch. He stole every scene although that wasn't exactly the Brink's Mat Heist. Ricci Harnett is OK but better as a henchman than a boss. Jason Flemyng must have been too busy working on good projects for a real part in this film. Shame, because he's a fantastic actor.
To summarise, don't bother watching it. You already know what happens or will quickly get to the point where you don't care.
Watch the Offender instead.
One for the bargain bin.
I rather like a decent hooligan film....
This however was not any shade of decent..
Only watched this as Green Strret wasn't the worst football hooligan film
(not as good as ID and rise of the foot soldier anyway).
But this was poor on every aspect from the acting, storyline and even the fight sequences were unrealistically shown.
It will take a sensational film to bring me back round from avoiding Martin Kemp directed films.
Terrible.!
Wait for it to be on TV ,
it really is not worth money nor data.
This however was not any shade of decent..
Only watched this as Green Strret wasn't the worst football hooligan film
(not as good as ID and rise of the foot soldier anyway).
But this was poor on every aspect from the acting, storyline and even the fight sequences were unrealistically shown.
It will take a sensational film to bring me back round from avoiding Martin Kemp directed films.
Terrible.!
Wait for it to be on TV ,
it really is not worth money nor data.
Did you know
- TriviaDuring rehearsals for the strip club fight scene, a passing member of the public called the police and reported a gang fight. The police arrived to find the actors and stunt crew on a tea break.
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- Budget
- £837,000 (estimated)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m(92 min)
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