Lucybespro
It is a performances centric movie
Roy Hart
If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.
Bessie Smyth
Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
Wyatt
There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
Steve Baker
Oh, to be a film critic.To be able to make pompous, uninformed statements about anything created by Michael Winner.Critic I am not, neither am I a blinkered devotee of Mr. Winner, but I loved this movie.Lots of fun from beginning to end, with Chris Rea as an understatedly bewildered and reluctant serial killer and with Felicity Kendal as his less than innocent accomplice.Unfavourable comparisons have been made with 'Kind Hearts & Coronets' but those of us who love the Ealing comedies are by no means uncomfortable with 'Parting Shots'; it maintains a ruthless tradition.Mr. Winner also borrows freely from his own greatest movie, 'The Jokers' (1967) in certain scenes, and the presence of Oliver Reed reinforces that sense of history.'Parting Shots' is a very funny movie with a great cast, all of whom do their stuff excellently.
irivlin
Not perfect and - yes - Chris Rea is too bland and monotone but this is a highly entertaining film. Harry - told by his doctor that he's got terminal stomach cancer, goes out on a murdering spree. (People who have injured him in the past). All of the people he kills are "makes your skin crawl" real scum bags. I thought the film was WELL worth watching and I - for the life of me - can't understand why so many people are bagging it. Do try and get "A jolly bad fellow", this is a 1964 film and is a little similar to Parting Shots. Diana Rigg plays the callous, materialistic, poodle loving ex-wife of Harry. Bob Hoskins plays the low life slime ball crooked financier and Joanna Lumley plays a existentialist ex hippy wine bar owner, with extreme moral flexibility. This film is almost a Who's Who of British movie actors. See the film, you'll love it. Ian Rivlin, Australia
eixi
what went wrong with this movie? - some great actors, interesting plot, superb music... but what came out was just plain boring. well, take away the fact that Chris Rea really is no actor at all, it must have been the really bad directing and camera work... even a student movie might contain better pictures... I liked Ben Kingsley - as always he shows a great piece of acting here. I just wonder why he would work with such a horrible director who seemed to just finished his first TV movie... it's really sad because chris rea brings over some decent black British humour but still, something is badly missing...
bob_jaxi
Chris 'The Monkey' Rea seamlessly makes the transition from talented radio-friendly singer-songwriter to a dramatic tour-de-force in this magnificent film from Michael Winner (of Death Wish 3 fame.)Rea plays sick photographer Harry Sterndale who has been diagnosed with cancer (Rea captures this magnificently with an understated performance to rival Brando in his prime). Sterndale then decides to reap revenge on all the people who have caused misery in his life (the 'Parting Shots' as the title suggests). An all star cast (Felicity Kendall, Gareth Hunt, Peter Davidson) all manage to get the best out of Rea's performance.I suggest anyone who hasn't seen this movie does so now, if only for the hilarious restaurant scene where Sterndale (Rea) and Jill Saunders (Felicity Kendall) can't seem to catch the eye of the waiter.Parting Shots has propelled British comedy onto the world stage.
