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Original Gangster

2014 1h 29m Crime Drama Action List
Tomatometer 0 Reviews 6% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Dave Bishop (Dave Courtney), a ruthless drug lord, is forced out of retirement to deal with Al Qaeda terrorists who are trying to take control of London's criminal underground.

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Audience Member This is one of the funniest films I've ever seen. It's not meant to be funny but it's just SO bad it had me in stitches. It is not possible to describe how bad the film is in mere words..it has to be seen to be believed! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member This is an absolutely terrible film; the whole audio track appears to be have remastered / dubbed because it doesn't fit the lip movements, the characters supposedly from Afghanistan speak in East London accents, the plot is awful, the pacing is bad, it's all slow and conversational, there is just nothing to like. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member There are a handful of reviews on IMDb saying how good the movie is, how it compares to Scarface and Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels etc and after starting to watch this movie now realize these reviews were 100% FAKE. This is the fist time in 20 years after suffering for almost half the movie I turned it off. I don't recall turning off a movie in the past but this was a joke! The acting is appalling as with the rest of the movie. It's as if they're reading off a piece of paper in front of them and the movie effect (violence) and story is pathetic. The movie is so bad that this is also the first time I felt I needed to write a review! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member couldn't even take this film seriously if I thought of it in a tongue in cheek way. absolutely appalling, acting (if you can call it that was at its best awful. The Dave Bishop fight scene near the end was laughable, as a viewer you could see his foot as he supposedly stamped on the other characters face landing on the floor about a foot away from the victim. My children have made more entertaining videos. It could've been excusable had it been marketed as a comedy but even then it would still be awful as it wasn't remotely funny. It just seemed to be a vehicle for Dave Courtney to declare to the world he IS the criminal he was once put trial as but escaped justice and can't be tried for the same crime as he was found not guilty...a statement I have heard him make many times on interviews etc ...yawn. Don't bother there is better drying paint to watch I'm sure. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Possibly the worst acting in any film ever. Reckon they only spent £5 making it. Utter tripe. Dont waste 2 hours of your life watching this! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Lots wrong with the production. Bordering on so bad it's good. Script was good. Courtenay was good and convincing. Casting for Jamie not at all convincing. Sound was poor. That all said would I watch it again, probably. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Dave Bishop (Dave Courtney), a ruthless drug lord, is forced out of retirement to deal with Al Qaeda terrorists who are trying to take control of London's criminal underground.
Director
Manish Patel
Producer
Dave Courtney, Manish Patel, Ralph Stewart
Screenwriter
Manish Patel
Production Co
ABP Entertainment
Genre
Crime, Drama, Action
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 19, 2014
Runtime
1h 29m
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