Wonderful Movie

Masterful Movie

What begins as a feel-good-human-interest story turns into a mystery, then a tragedy, and ultimately an outrage.

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.

This film seems as if it tried to be a clever comedy/hardcore gangster film along the lines of Snatch, Lock Stock, and some other good ones. Unfortunately, the cast was unimpressive, the story was unoriginal, and the dialogue was not snappy in the least. It just tried to follow a common formula and did nothing new. Furthermore, the things it did, it did poorly. No one would care about these characters, no one can sympathize with much of what went on, with the possible exception of Wahlberg's character.You can't just take a bunch of character actors and throw them into a film and expect it to work. Some of the actors are incredibly competent, but with such limited material to work with, I suppose failure was inevitable.

This film had a particularly good cast (kudos to Adrian Dunbar and Donnie Whalberg) and then proceeded to waste them disgracefully. Could have been, and should have been, a riotous farce. It had all of the classic elements. Incompetent villains, mistaken identity, money, pretty girl, et al, but sadly was slow, boring, and crucially, not funny.Still, nice to see Neil Morrissey, stalwart of endless British TV series, getting a shot at international exposure. It is just a shame that this was not a better vehicle for his undoubted comic talents.Major complaint! Where the hell was the babe, wearing the stars and stripes bikini, cuddling up to Adrian Dunbar in the Jacuzzi on the British poster? Now, she would have been worth the price of admission on her own!

TRIGGERMEN contains all of the essential elements of a successful movie. From witty dialogue to good acting this film was a true pleasure to watch. The two British leads worked extremely well together and although I would have liked to have seen more of Michael Rappaport's character I felt that the American "hitmen" were just as dynamic.The direction was competent and well managed. The dialogue and pacing was also excellent.This is a movie well worthy of your time.

Among the films screened early on at the American Film Market 2002 in Feb., was "The Triggermen", a pleasant reminder that even with a relatively small budget, a movie can succeed if generously laced with invention and humor.Two Brits lacking funds, Pete (Neil Morrissey) and Andy (Adrian Dunbar), are mistaken for two killers hired to bump off Ben Cutler (Pete Postlewaite) a Mob chieftain. The laughs come fast and often as one complication lands on top of another. Things are not helped when one of the so-called killers falls in love with Cutler's daughter, played by Claire Forlani. Despite a few rough edges, director John Bradshaw brings in a likable movie I think should be high on most moviegoers have-to-see list.