Dead Man’s Cards
By John Sheridan, Blockbuster.co.uk
One of the grittiest British thrillers since Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels; Dead Man’s Cards is a crime thriller with a difference. This title is exclusive to BLOCKBUSTER®
The first thing that comes apparent when watching Dead Man’s Cards is that it doesn’t do what you would expect it to do. After the first few minutes of excessive swearing and clichéd acting… something happens – the film actually takes on a life of its own and breaks away from being just another clone of what has been done before.
Tom (James McMartin) is down on his luck. A former professional fighter, Tom can’t fight professionally anymore and is finding it difficult to adapt to life outside of the ring. After fighting for months, Tom’s wife Kris (
Samantha Janus) has finally had enough and is leaving him. Tom’s friends from when he was a success have all but abandoned him.
Finally getting a job working as a bouncer at a small but popular nightclub in the wrong end of town, Tom becomes friends with Paul (Paul Barber) who treats him the tools of the trade (if you want to do someone in – take ‘em out the back where there’s no cameras); the two of them also have to go on a politically correct ‘doorman’ course where Paul ends up beating the instructor.
Working for nightclub manager Billy (
Tom Bell), an elderly man who’s not only cheap but also a little insane – believing himself to be a cowboy; Paul and Tom handle the door each night and mix in the bar afterwards. When gangsters approach them to turn a blind eye to drug dealing, Tom finds himself at odds with Paul.
With solid performances by all the British cast and a welcome return to the screen for former Game On babe Samantha Janus; Dead Man’s Cards is a gangster movie in the tradition of
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