Marketic
It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.
Konterr
Brilliant and touching
HottWwjdIam
There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.
Fairaher
The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
Leofwine_draca
FOUR is a film that's far too low budget to work properly. The entire movie literally consists of four actors in a grungy old warehouse, with no lighting and seemingly no script given the constant, expletive-laden, and repetitive nature of the dialogue.The best thing about this film is a monologue by guest star Sean Pertwee early on, when he talks about other, better films like RESERVOIR DOGS which was a clear inspiration. After that we get the usual guy-strapped-to-a-chair nonsense, with lots of brutality and slight veers into torture porn territory.Sadly the direction is absolutely pedestrian, the script brings nothing new to the table, and acting from the likes of Martin Compston and Craig Conway isn't enough to tune in for. For a much better version of a similar story, check out the American B-flick SUSHI GIRL.
perkypops
Although this film has a very theatrical feel and could, perhaps, be better performed on a stage, it has a script full of very black humour and some very strong language. At times the script mocks itself as four people go through a tangled web of deception and counter deception. It is a film for which you need to have an open mind right from the "go" or otherwise you'll miss its razor sharp patches of dialogue delivered by a cracking cast (especially Pertwee).The action is largely confined to an appropriately dark, derelict and isolated warehouse and is very script driven. There is much violence but it is, thankfully, never overdone. It doesn't need to be for the faces of the actors tell us all we need to know, and that is why I cannot believe the low score this film has accumulated. I just think cinema audiences have never much liked stagy films as many directors have found to their cost no matter how good the material has been.Although much of the writing is first class there are some patchy moments and it is arguable that one or two scenes didn't quite add what they were supposed to give to the drama. Put another way they were wasted because of a lack of sharpness.But this is much better than three or four out of ten, and is certainly much better than a whole series of some crime capers.
Andy Steel
Plenty of twists and turns in this very wordy plot; but not one that will leave you gasping trying to figure out. It's all pretty straight forward once certain revelations are made. After a nice beginning I felt it lost a bit of momentum over the middle third, but picked up again towards the end. Admittedly it's not an original theme but I thought it was quite nicely done, if a little weak here and there. There is some very robust language so please be aware of this. Over all, pretty well made with some nice performances but it does suffer a little towards the middle.SteelMonster's verdict: RECOMMENDED (Just)
Could have been better
My score: 5.7/10IMDb Score: 3.5/10 (based on 32,290 votes at the time of going to press).MetaScore: No Data: (Based on 0 critic reviews provided by Metacritic.com at the time of going to press).Rotten Tomatoes 'Tomatometer' Score: 17/100 (based on 6 reviews counted at the time of going to press).Rotten Tomatoes 'Audience' Score: 0/100 'Liked It' (based on 72 user ratings counted at the time of going to press).You can find an expanded version of this review on my blog: Thoughts of a SteelMonster.
dogontour
Having not heard a great deal about this movie I assumed that it would be passable at best. WRONG. It's a thoroughly entertaining and tightly made piece, with tight directorial pace and sharp dialogue. It is undeniably and unashamedly a film made on a lower budget than Hollywood fare but this is to the films credit rather than it's detriment. A lack of extraneous whistles and bells leaves a script which is economic and witty, delivered very competently by the cast. The location (which incidentally is beautifully lit)acts as the fifth member of this ensemble cast. The direction is stylish without being intrusive. There are a couple of lines of Dialogue I found clumsy but they are few and far between and given the nature of a dialogue and character driven piece not entirely unexpected. Bottom line, It is defiantly a film worth a look.