terrible film

Rating: 1/10 (5 May 2015)

I just wanted to warn people not to waste money on this film -it's truly tedious. Recently I've been very impressed by the acting of the lead, Jack O'Connell, in 'Starred Up' and ''71' - even 'The Liability' is pretty good. I was massively disappointed then to see his talent squandered on such a mediocre production. Couldn't Angela Jolie find an American Latino actor? The black hair and olive complexion didn't suit O'Connell. This film is vastly over-romanticised with an irritating score. All credit to the lead though - he did his best with it. According to his bio: O'Connell threw himself into the demands of the role, which included dropping his thick Midlands brogue, subsisting on 800 calories a day for months and enduring prison camp scenes so physically demanding he blacked out on set.