Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Dour and mild-mannered recluse Tony (superbly played with chilling understated conviction by Peter Ferdinando) lives by himself in a rundown London flat. Jobless and friendless, barely scraping by on welfare, with an addiction to 80's action schlock, and suffering from a crippling lack of social skills, Tony occasionally snaps under the pressure of his miserable existence and kills people who get on his nerves.Writer/director Gerard Johnson astutely captures a powerfully gloomy feeling of ennui, despair, and urban blight, makes vivid use of grimy slum locations, wisely keeps the gore to an absolute minimum, likewise smartly avoids any cliché tragic back story to serve as a glib explanation for the root cause of Tony's psychosis, and sweetens the whole deal with inspired moments of wickedly amusing black humor. Moreover, Johnson does an ace job of presenting how a combination of loneliness, alienation, social ineptitude, and extremely abject poverty can easily send a man dangerously over the edge. While Ferdinando clearly dominates the picture with his exceptional portrayal of a pathetic everyday zhlub who outwardly comes across as hopelessly meek and therefor harmless (which is exactly why Tony gets away with murder), he nonetheless receives sterling support from Francis Pope as abrasive junkie Smudger, George Russo as Smudger's more easygoing buddy Mackey, Lorenzo Camporese as aggressive gay barroom pick-up Alex, Vicky Maskell as pesky neighbor Dawn, and Neil Maskell as feckless social worker Mike Hemmings. The stark hand-held cinematography by David Higgs further nails the overall sense of gritty realism. Kudos are also in order for The The's appropriately melancholy score. Dark, funny, and highly effective.

Tony is too short, yes. Why is that bad? Because the film is so frickin' good. It tells us all in 73 minutes, in what is a very disturbing serial killer movie, London style. And how awesome is the actor? Very awesome. Either being ignored or narrowly avoiding punch ups, Tony is a pathetic loner, who desperately wants companionship, but harvests a deeper darker secret. He's a serial killer, disposing of body parts in the river. There's some occasional, but underestimated violence, one scene in particular, involving some severing of a poor SOB's arm in a sink. Disturbed loners or just loners, will relate with the harsh reality of this film, that also works as a comedy too, thanks to certain dialogue, as only actor Ferdinado can deliver. The interrogation scene that has him mentioning a movie reference and title, to a serious as hell young copper, where a local kid has gone missing, is gold, but none more so, than the scene at the unemployment office, with Tony's much refusal to work. Funny too, was a similar scenario with him in an interview at a tanning salon. The gay aspect with the young male clubber, taking an interest in Tony, I didn't really need, as I found it a bit off putting, where truly Tony, has some repulsive moments, but it has an all too realness about that sets it apart from other serial killer movies, ones not based on killer movies, where this one was confrontingly real, which to me is a great way to wile away 73 minutes of disturbia. Ferdinado plays it down, so well, not overdone. Tony, even though a fictional character, is an all too real one, capable of such murderous crimes, as a many people you see in society. The subplot where the little boy went missing, really heightened the disturbing air of the film, with a much relieved ending, but for Tony, with shades of a Travis Bickle like character, a much opened ending, where for him, loneliness is a revolving door, of rejection, ridicule as near misses with fists. Tony is a serial killer film that really impressed me, without having to fancy it up, or anything. It's an all too real slice of reality, where Ferdinado, brings so much imagination, with an unforgettably disturbing and pathetic character.

Wasn't expecting anything from this film, and was so surprised with the result. You'll feel for Tony, poor chap. He's lonely, he tries to make friends, but can't, no matter how hard he tries.OK, he's a serial killer, but the nicest you'll meet. the first guy he kills was a git, and annoying, so fair play. another one tried to take his TV away, the one thing in the world he loved, and the other guy tried to have sex with him... when all he wanted was a friend to talk to.He goes to gay clubs to make friends, and brothels for a hug. how can't you feel sorry for this guy? and the best bit in the film, when the TV licence guy asks if if he has cable, and Tony thinks about it, before bringing him an actual cable, bless.unfortunately the film ended after an hour, like the second half was missing, i'm not sure what could have happened in another hour for it to have been as good as the first, but i wanted more.The most scary thing about this film, is that you have seen this type of person before, everywhere, and one might very well live a few doors down from you.

In Tony, the title character (played very convincingly by Peter Ferdinando) is a soft-spoken, middle-aged nerd who enjoys old action movies. He's severely withdrawn from the world, unable to speak or relate to others, and has never worked a job in his life. One other important fact about Tony is his penchant for murder. In fact, Tony murders on a regular basis, whether it's druggies, men he picks up at gay bars, etc. At a mere 75 minutes, Tony never strives to be complex or hard to follow, but instead a simple portrayal of a simple killer who inability to connect with the world causes him to outburst so easily on those who confuse or anger him. When a young boy goes missing in town, the father immediately assumes it's Tony's doing and we watch as everything in Tony's life comes dangerously close to unfolding. Like I said, the film is simple yet sophisticated enough to be enjoyed mostly by the smarter movie watcher. Those looking for quick release won't get it here at all, despite the film's overly short runtime. A lot have compared it to the English answer to American classic Henry; Portrait of a Serial Killer and I couldn't agree more. It's dark, gritty, and covered in gloom, yet you somehow feel for this monstrous character. Overall, Tony is an excellent watch, one of the better "horror" films I've seen this year. Good film.