Another week, another set of mouthy geezers in suits mugging one another off
Another week, another set of mouthy geezers in suits mugging one another off. Peter Stylianou's microbudget thriller strives to rejuvenate the tired honour-among-thieves narrative with some grim business about child sex abuse, the detail of which is obscured from us less out of discretion than indifferent storytelling. Events are wrapped in a certain low-level flash – wardrobe from Burton's, ominous chapter headings, narcissistic slo-mo – but it's fundamentally alienating: you have to cheer yourself up by reasoning the grizzled faces drafted in to cameo as pederasts are those of retired newsagents and market traders, sweet-talked into making a less-than-wise investment of time and/or money.
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/28/who-needs-enemies-review
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