RIGHT, so I saw some of the reviews on IMDb and thought OK let's see for myself. My husband wanted to see the movie so I brought it on line. Do not be fooled by the reviews on this site. I don't know if these people are haters of UK films or just movie snobs, but it was a good movie. It has a good pace, bits of action and the story has a few twists, all in all it is a good low budget movie. The director did a very good job, Claire Goose was brilliant but Donna Air was so wrong for the part she was cast as, but she did a fair job. The movie is basically about an undercover cop, (Claire Goose), who goes on a killing spree when she finds her daughter dead. Two cops one being Donna Air is assigned to bring her back. I won't spoil the rest of the movie but I have to say I thought it was really good. See for yourself and don't go on the bad reviews said here.
... View MoreBad Day is one of those movies that you shouldn't think hard about because it you do I fear the plot might fall apart, but saying that the movie is helped enormously by a skilled director employing really cool actors. All the featured cast here are in top notch form and, though I enjoy trying to measure how much license was taken by the screenplay, this movie never once made me feel cheated or bored.Is it a brilliant film? No, but it's bloody entertaining. The action scenes here are in time with the drama scenes and that's odd and refreshing. Claire Goose was the best thing about it.Ian David Diaz the director has done a very good job of creating the right mood and telling the story in such a way that the actors can do their work, without hindrance of an unrealistic story line. This film made me feel like I was watching an American cop movie; it was worth the price of the rental.
... View MoreOkay I hate British low budget films and almost didn't watch this but I'm glad that I did. What a cool movie! Bad Day is the best independent film of this year so far no matter what the other reviews on this page say. A brilliant study of the old US 70s and 60s cop movies.The film's interweaving stories are all set in one day and Diaz's style of storytelling has imitated the US cop movies of yesteryear very well, I liked that it was set in the UK and that the story was simple with twists and turns.Spoiler.Everyone in this flick delivers a superb performance, and even as despicable as some of them are, you can't help but be fascinated by them. Claire Goose is amazing and Anthony Ofoegbu and Donna Air (yes Donna Air) shine as the cop duo; Goose's Rebecca Ryan is a grieving mother whose code of ethics is thrown out of the window when her daughter is killed, while Ofoegbu's Darius Cruise is a man with morals who feels that his job is draining him of his life. Donna Air is Abby Barrett, whose ex-partner has got her pregnant.Tom Bacon delivers an explosive performance playing a gun runner who was responsible for selling a gun to Rebecca Ryan's next door neighbour and this very weapon is used to kill Ryan's daughter.Harry McCann (George Calil), falls in love with Ryan only to discovers that she's an under cover cop. Marla McCann (Riana Husselman) sister of Harry McCann is in love with her brother, so when she learns of Harry's love for Ryan she sets out to destroy it.Once Ryan finds her dead daughter she sets out to kill everyone to find out who killed her. Cruise & Barrett are sent by their boss (Robbie Gee) to find Ryan and bring her back. The movie moves towards it's climax ending in a shoot out in a church.With great funny dialogue, a foreboding soundtrack by Dominic Glynn, and loads of memorable moments, (Pizza scene with Girl's Aloud's Sarah Harding) this is a definite winner. A must see, 10 out of 10. See it!
... View MoreThis film has a reasonable story and is a decent enough action-filled romp. However, the dialogue is truly awful in places.The casting of Donna Air as a policewoman was a truly awful decision.She did not look at all believable in this role.Some of the acting is third rate.Victoria Broom and the police chief's performances were particularly poor, I thought. Claire Goose's performance, on the other hand, was very good and really quite believable.A 6 is pretty generous here.Lectureral
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