Four (2011) Reviews

• Don't be put off by the staggeringly low score - it isn't that bad.

  perkypops2012-10-31

  Although this film has a very theatrical feel and could, perhaps, be better performed on a stage, it has a script full of very black humour and some very strong language. At times the script mocks itself as four people go through a tangled web of deception and counter deception. It is a film for which you need to have an open mind right from the "go" or otherwise you'll miss its razor sharp patches of dialogue delivered by a cracking cast (especially Pertwee). The action is largely confined to an appropriately dark, derelict and isolated warehouse and is very script driven. There is much violence but it is, thankfully, never overdone. It doesn't need to be for the faces of the actors tell us all we need to know, and that is why I cannot believe the low score this film has accumulated. I just think cinema audiences have never much liked stagy films as many directors have found to their cost no matter how good the material has been. Although much of the writing is first class there are some patchy moments and it is arguable that one or two scenes didn't quite add what they were supposed to give to the drama. Put another way they were wasted because of a lack of sharpness. But this is much better than three or four out of ten, and is certainly much better than a whole series of some crime capers.

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• Chucklevision

  bobbybits2012-03-12

  The chuckle brothers do a kidnapping, I honestly waited for them to throw pie at each others faces by the end of this film. It possibly the stupidest film I have ever seen. The dialogue is: to me, to you, type of lingo. Which is funny but in the wrong way and for all the wrong reasons. Unlike the movie the Village this film really fails as tries. The plot twists are quite predictable as they cover up all the obvious plot holes. This movie should come with a warning don't try this at home. Quite a low budget production entirely at one location. The actors we have seen before mainly from the soaps. 4 out of 10 for the humour

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• I've seen much worse!...

  cat_ranchero2012-09-03

  Plenty of twists and turns in this very wordy plot; but not one that will leave you gasping trying to figure out. It's all pretty straight forward once certain revelations are made. After a nice beginning I felt it lost a bit of momentum over the middle third, but picked up again towards the end. Admittedly it's not an original theme but I thought it was quite nicely done, if a little weak here and there. There is some very robust language so please be aware of this. Over all, pretty well made with some nice performances but it does suffer a little towards the middle. SteelMonster's verdict: RECOMMENDED (Just)… Could have been better… My score: 5.7/10 IMDb Score: 3.5/10 (based on 32,290 votes at the time of going to press). MetaScore: No Data: (Based on 0 critic reviews provided by Metacritic.com at the time of going to press). Rotten Tomatoes 'Tomatometer' Score: 17/100 (based on 6 reviews counted at the time of going to press). Rotten Tomatoes 'Audience' Score: 0/100 'Liked It' (based on 72 user ratings counted at the time of going to press). You can find an expanded version of this review on my blog: Thoughts of a SteelMonster.

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• Funny and horrifying in equal measure.

  emw102011-10-22

  Possibly the best low budget film I have seen to date. The director uses the desolate location and some amazing acting talent to bring to life a clever, intricate and often funny script. The language is shocking, as is the level of violence, but this created for me an almost morbid, edge of seat fascination, wondering what would come next. The ending was unexpected and not for the faint hearted! Interestingly, it was difficult to like any of the four characters, and the audience were left knowing little more about them than we did at the start of the film. Definitely a film to watch, perhaps more than once to really appreciate the subtle inferences of the script and direction.

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• Have you got my lighter?....

  FlashCallahan2012-09-13

  Oh it's one of those twisty turny thrillers where the husband kidnaps his wife's boyfriend, scares him a little then Sean Pertwee tells the husband that he should tell his wife, but then, Surprise! hes already kidnapped his wife and shes in the other room. But, it's not his wife, and it turns out to be, Surprise! Pertwees wife and she is sleeping with the bloke in the other room, so their is really no need for the husband to be there in the first place type movie. With a little sub plot involving a serial killer. It sound tosh, complete tosh, and for the most part it is, but thanks to Pertwee, the film is at least watchable. and it never out stays its welcome, thanks to the bonkers plot, and the ridiculous twists it keeps sending us. My only problem is with he guy who plays 'Husband'. he gets really annoying very quickly and on several occasions I was willing Pertwees character to give him a smack. So the film is nothing new, and offers nothing revelatory, but it's short, entertaining in all the wrong ways, and like I said, Pertwee is great, if you like Pertwee.

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