Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Powerful

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

I really enjoyed watching Deviation. The story, the acting, and the mood fit perfectly. Such a treat watching Danny Dyer play a different role. His performance as Franky reminds me of Brad Pitt's character in in Kalifornia: one minute charming & childlike but can turn violently angry in the next. I had only seen Anna Watson in Hellboy 2 and as Amber, she was good in this movie as well. The story is well written and utterly believable. This is not an action movie but a slow burning thriller. The creepiest scene for me involved hair stroking. We are rooting for Amber throughout the whole film and during each scene we can imagine ourselves acting & reacting exactly the way she does. Just like the movies Red Eye, Cellular, and Phone Booth, the focus is on 2 characters in a nightmare situation and the hero/heroine is a regular person, so the audience is watching how someone realistically copes to save him/herself.

I'm a pretty big Danny Dyer film fan, sadly, he ticked no boxes with this role. There was no physiological tension between the two of them, the spaces between were of uncomfortable silence, not suspense. I thought Danny Dyer took this character of Norton to far, it was unconvincing. By 30 minutes in I wanted to turn off, the first Dyer film to do that to me, but I didn't want to waste my £3.80 that I payed to Sky Bob Office, 90minutes of my life I won't get back, and that's not even starting on the ending. Regardless of if what ''Amber'' gave ''Norton'' is realistic or not ''her being a nurse and all..'' is irrelevant, it's more the sheer terrible decision to end it that way, to even include that in the plot. The acting from the other guys is a little left to be desired to, the guy who attacked Norton in the street with a bit of wood, looked like he was tickling him..Awful.

Not really a Danny Dyer fan but I watched Severance on the telly a couple of weeks ago and thought he was pretty good in that, then saw this was coming out on Twitter, so thought I'd give him the benefit of the doubt.And glad I did! Think he does a great job of the RIGHT weirdo he plays here. He's nothing like your average psycho. And Amber is a great female character! Not a wimp at all, falling down screaming etc. Played by Anna Walton who I've not really seen before, but will definitely look out for in future. London looks great in this film too, some really nice outside shots across the city. And I loved the music, really added to the atmosphere. I'd recommend this film to anyone whose looking for something thrilling, that still cares about it's characters. SAW etc this ain't!!!

This isn't a movie full of blood with an out of control psycho. More of a psychological thriller. Very gripping and scary as psychopath Frankie (Danny Dyer) abducts nurse Amber (Anna Walton) in her car and she attempts to escape. Danny Dyer is brilliant as a love-starved man-child. Anna Walton's understated performance in the face of adversity is compelling. Great photography (very urban and gritty), great locations (London's underbelly is magnificent in a poetic way), subtle work from the director...The film had me on the edge of my seat. If you want a gory, OTT film, this is not the one for you. If you want a smart, psychological thriller, see it!!!