i must have seen a different film!!

As Good As It Gets

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

On Christmas Eve, the prime ministers daughter (Christina Bellavia) is kidnapped, along with some of her friends. They are taken to an underground parking/office complex which is made secured. A team of SAS go into the facility to confront the bad guys, who are every bit as proficient as them. Tom Benedict Knight leads the SAS group. However the reason to watch the film is the dark comedy of sociopath Simon Phillips who holds people hostage, gives them hope, then a bullet.There are grindhouse moments in the film with few slow scenes. The downfall of the film is the reason for the whole operation and the generic class warfare speeches spewed by Phillips toward the end.Parental Guide: F-bombs. No sex or nudity.

This review contains no spoilers, it would be impossible to spoil the "film" any more than the director / writer / producer and editor has already done. Do Not pay for this film, wait until it gets shown on some obscure free late night z-list movie channel and then watch something else instead whilst safe in the knowledge you haven't wasted 90 minutes of your life. It has no plot, no decent actors, extremely amateur cinematography, lousy sound and dreadful editing - there's also a major sync problem. The SAS are portrayed very badly in this flick leading me to think that no research was done pre-filming, the police and protection squads don't fare much better. I think the writer was trying to copy a lock stock kind of an atmosphere but fails dismally to achieve anything more than a painful to watch embarrassment which has no plot and fails to deliver on almost every level.

Do yourself a favour and avoid this film. I'm an avid film buff and must have watched thousands of films in my time but this one is by far the worst film I can remember watching.It is insulting to the armed forces - I say armed forces and not special forces because no professional soldier would act in the manner in which they are portrayed in this film. It's obvious the makers did not even attempt to consult with experts for advice on tactics.Add in the fact there is no story line to speak of and it's a wholly British film but the "plot" and acting is most definitely trying to be typical Hollywood action, there are no redeeming features.Simon Phillips is a good villain but his acting cannot make up for the rest of the shortcomings.Such a shame. The synopsis for this film had great potential. However, even the cover of the DVD (SAS with black helmets and goggle on top) is misleading - it is never seen in the film. It's clear the marketing boys have done all they can to dress this film up to at least get you to buy it.

When i watch a film, whether its at the cinema or at home on a disc. I want to be entertained. Some films do it, some films don't. He Who Dares DID. It has its funny comedic moments, It has its action scenes and it has its basic but definitely interesting plot. Every film doesn't need to try and win an Oscar, but every film should try and entertain the viewer. He Who Dares does it!!! Bring on a sequel. I hear they are working on one. Cant wait to see it. With a great cast including Lorraine Stanley, Ben Loyd Holmes, Simon Phillips and a kick ass action start in Zara Phythian. This is a pretty good UK action film, something we haven't seen in a while.