ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Seraherrera The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

StationeryExplorer Let me begin by saying I really don't delight in rubbishing the work of anyone who's had the guts to make a movie. In this case, however, I feel the need to stick my head out of the trench.I'll start with the hero: Martin Kemp isn't a bad actor, but I suspect he got the role because he looks more like an action hero than the others. And the antagonist, well, despite the voice-changer, I recognised Phil Davis' voice within two lines of dialogue - which left me asking "how is he in two places at once?" throughout almost the entire film. I only thank the director for not making it Dexter Fletcher or I may have left the film to fulfil a subconscious desire for a Big Mac (that's not a reflection of Dexter's acting - it's just I'm reliably informed he does the V/O for McD's TV ads).There are several glaring errors with the concept of Sam Blake being ex-special forces, not least that he chooses to take down a target from a multi-story car park, in the middle of the day. He is then so surprised by the appearance of Mr and Mrs Average, returning to their car, he completely loses his composure, makes a big scene and wheel-spins out of the building leaving two frightened and confused eyewitnesses and - more importantly - his spent cartridge case (or evidence, as forensic services like to call it).But the biggest fail, in my opinion, was him walking into a battle-cruiser (boozer) carrying his lo-tech sniper rifle (albeit in a flight case), following his mark into the karzy (toilets) and going through a very prolonged punch-up with him; in black ops terms, the equivalent of strapping a large number of pots, pans, bells and cymbals to your kit before commencing a covert op. After he's finally managed to neutralise the target, he comes back out of the bogs (toilets) and is recognised by one of the customers. He immediately pulls out a Glock (never heard of a silencer, Mr Green Beret?) and leaves the nuclear sub (pub) with no sign of the big black gun case with which he had arrived - presumably a bit of a handicap for a crack-shot sniper with several target left on his to-do list.It's not all bad. Nick Moran provides a very convincing right-wing anti-immigration activist and, despite the hole in the plot described previously, Phil Davis gives us a very convincing baddie. I wish I had more good things to say, but I really don't. Sorry.

hwg1957-102-265704 Sam Blake (Martin Kemp who is OK) a professional sniper, is forced to run around London killing people because his daughter is being held hostage by a man with a heavily disguised voice. Which sounds promising but the execution (no pun intended) of the film is not exciting and the big reveal of the villain's identity is flat as it was easy to spot who it was going to be in the first fifteen minutes. In the end it was difficult to know what it was about and understand the motives of the villain.There are fine actors like Patrick Bergin, Dexter Fletcher, Phil Davis and the legendary Bruce Payne in it but they are not given much to do. The rest of the cast don't shine, particularly the actress who plays the Detective Inspector in whining child mode. All credibility evaporates when she is on screen. The time of the action pops up on screen now and then but it doesn't really add to the suspense. It just made me keep looking at my watch and wandering when it would end. And getting around London is much harder than the film tries to makes out!

FlashCallahan So after leaving Spandau Ballet, Martin Kemp had such an illustrious career in the military, he becomes a secret sniper for the government, but after a job goes awry in Spain, his operation is cancelled, and his group are all sent on their way.But not long after, Martin has a call from someone who needs some cough sweets, letting him know that his daughter has been kidnapped, and he must kill six people in twelve hours, or else.But something else is going on, involving Nick Moran, which could lead to a monumental terrorist attack on London.If I didn't have such low expectations for this movie, I don't think I would have enjoyed it half as much as I did, but I enjoyed it for all the wrong reasons. My faith in the British film industry has been on the wane just lately, especially after seeing the truly abysmal Assassin (especially when the director adds you as a friend on Facebook to give you a dressing down because of your review), and once respected actors being in rubbish for a quick buck.But if you can take away the fact that some of the acting is insufferable, it's ridiculously funny to see Kemp run around the streets of London in broad daylight, getting away with literal murder.The plot is totally incoherent, and anyone, and I mean anyone, would recognise the Jigsaw type voice on the end of every sinister phone call......and it's supposed to be a big twist at the end?Actors, and TV presenters who were quite well known in the nineties show up to add some gravitas to the proceedings, but when these are former MTV presenter Donna Air, and the bad guy form Passenger 57, it's even more bonkers than you first thought.So all in all, it's complete rubbish, but it's watchable for all the astonishingly wooden acting, Kemp running around as the nicest angry guy around, and of course, the promise of a sequel, which I hope will happen, because I need to know where the makers will go with the concept.It's a cliché for sure, but file this under 'so bad it's unintentionally funny'

Ronald van Middendorp Already during the first few minutes, I was having doubts.A man gets followed by a team of what_you_might_call_them; apparently they have all the resources but need someone with a microphone to be close to the target to be able to listen in on his telephone conversation. The man runs and gets shot by our sniper, which makes no sense at all.From that moment on the movie gets worse and worse. Skipping through some bad acting, over-acting and several continuity errors - the fighting scene on the staircase is laughable at best - we get annoyed by a lead investigator who needs some acting classes.And then... about thirty minutes into the movie, for me it all ends.Our hit-man is driving a black car for which The Bad Guy provided him the key, but police check the license and find the car is in The Hero's name...Just forget about this movie - it never happened.