Top Notch!

Rating: 9/10 (30 December 2014)

I always enjoying watching quality cinema but one bugbear before I start this review. Do movies really have someone who works on continuity? Whoever that person was for this film should be blacklisted! Just an annoyance of mine that simple errors are not picked up.
In this film there were a few extremely obvious examples of continuity that were not picked up. It staggers me how this can happen during the editing process. In one shot where the main character is belted in the face and has blood streaming from his face he has an obvious blood stain just under his lip.
In the next shot it is gone. There is another shot where he has a tear rolling down his cheek. In the next shot it isn't there (annoying!!).
Apart from that gripe, this is quality cinema and enjoyable to say the least. I really love films based on true stories and when they come with slick directing and a stellar performance by Benedict Cumberbach (is that his real name??) it isn't hard to give the movie top marks.
It is a fascinating story, one most people wouldn't know about. Just how much of the film is accurate is debatable but it rockets along at a steady pace, doesn't lag at any point and I am certain will feature heavily come awards time.