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In this British revenge drama, the excellent actor Silvio Simac plays Loomis, a henchman, with the combination of humor and action finesse that have become Simac's signature. As Loomis waits patiently to unleash his fury, he reads the "Markets" section of the London Times. This amusing touch is a possible nod to the biography of the actor who graduated from his London University with an economics degree. Simac has become an action actor for post-millennium movies. He honors the traditions of screen heroes from the previous generation (Jackie Chan, Bruce Willis, et al.) who balanced aggression on screen with comedy. Yet Simac adds a contemporary edge to his performances with an assault of talent and skills that current audiences demand. There is nothing transparent or synthetic about the talents of Silvio Simac. He is unmistakably an actor with the skills and charisma for today. His performance merits the ten star rating from this reviewer for "Ten Dead Men."
rjpurves
This film is so utterly dreadful that I couldn't finish it. It's obvious that the "actors" were just martial artists plucked from a gym and had no acting ability whatsoever. There's been no story development past whatever gangster films the writer/director and producer decided to use elements of and lastly there's a voice-over ... which made me cringe every time I heard it, and insisted on telegraphing the story.The story is not so much conveyed to us, but dictated to us which is just sloppy. Didactic films are not the way to go here.It's at that point I stopped the DVD and checked out the IMDb. Guys, you proudly proclaim that this is your 40th film together. Did you actually bother learning anything from the previous 39? Things that are essential in film-making such as story, character, frame composition, lighting, sound design, music and directing? It's obvious that while you have the talent (or luck) to get projects off the ground, you've no idea about how to execute a film.In summation, either watch a bunch of really good films and learn to see how they work ... or just stop now and let other people have a go. I really hope this isn't representative of your body of work but i've an odd feeling it is.
colinhawksby
Ten Dead Men is one of 2 low budget films I watched recently.The other was Jack Says.The 2 have quite a bit in common- they start with someone being tortured by gangsters, girlfriend is murdered,revenge etc.Whereas Jack Says tries to be cleverer, 10DM just charges in like a Bull in a China Shop and uses the plot as an excuse to shoehorn some brutal fight scenes into the story.Brendan Carr is the lead..playing a proper psycho he is believable and ( unlike Jack in Jack Says) quite intimidating.All the heavies in this film seem more than capable of damaging someone.We only see his girlfriend briefly but she seems very sweet..just the type to take him out of his criminal life.Production values are rubbish..at times this looks like it was filmed on a mobile phone.There is little dialogue and the story is driven forward by a narrator..Pinhead from Hellraiser.( He must need the money badly). He is the wrong choice to play the voice over of the lead character....he is far too posh.This is not a great film by any means but it is the sort of thing you might enjoy with a few beers
drive2
caught an early screening of Ten Dead Men and was impressed by this low budget action film. gritty, violent and packed with knuckle dusting action, Ten Dead Men harks back to the old school days of action films when violence was dished out frequently and the bad guys got what was coming to them. for a low budget flick, the acting was decent, the directing and script tight and the action full on. it may not be glossy but it's a hell of a lot of fun and a good tough as nails British action film. the film is also packed with a number of real life fighters and action cinema regulars so there is plenty for the fight fan to enjoy. check it out.
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