Free Fire Film Review (may contain spoilers)

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Bunch of miss-fit buffoons get guns - What could possibly go wrong!

This is a film about an arms deal that goes spectacularly wrong. Produced by Film4 & BFI - Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, (you'll probably know what to expect) - A very tense and gritty action drama, full of a violence and and dark humour. Set in Boston in the late '70's 

The premise is very simple but delivered very effectively, a prolonged and unrelenting close quarter gun battle develops between two groups of likable buffoons in an abandoned warehouse.

Don't look for any deeper meaning, there really isn't one, but there doesn't really need to be any more than is delivered in a very Tarantino style. The first 30 minutes follows the set up for the deal and character development. The remaining 70+ minutes is the totally chaotic shoot-out. The atmosphere is further enhanced with copious dust, dirt, broken glass and blood soaked set.

Bang, Ricochet, bang, Ricochet, bang, Ricochet, bang, Ricochet, bang. Wise crack - wise crack - wise crack.

The film contains frequent but appropriate bad language, especially the use of the F-word. Probably as many 'F-bombs' as there are bullets interspersed with great comedy dialogue.

Bullets, bang, Ricochet, bullets, bang, Ricochet, bullets, bang, Ricochet. Wise crack - wise crack - wise crack.

I felt totally exhausted at the end, this is very different from the recent spate of remakes, prequels, sequels, superhero films. Highly recommended.

9/10


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