The Ballad of Billy McCrae

Name: The Ballad of Billy McCrae
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Cast: David Hayman, Ross O'Hennessy, Ian Virgo, Sophie Carmen-Jones, Sianad Gregory

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2021

1h 33m

Mystery & Thriller

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Chris Blythe returns to his home town in Wales after losing a fortune in Canada. He falls in love with Elen, a volatile and charismatic woman. But Elen's father Billy is a dangerous man. And Chris finds himself torn between love and hate...

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

If the plot sounds like a reworking of classic film noir tropes, no one seems to have mentioned that to director Chris Crow and his crew.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 23, 2021

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Bobby LePire

Film Threat

A fun genre exercise with some cool moments and solid performances.

Rated: 8/10

Jun 13, 2022

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Graham Fuller

The Arts Desk

The Ballad of Billy McCrae should have greater relevance, but it does at least pass muster as a tale of corrupt power and psychologically twisted motives.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 24, 2021

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The film hooks you in really quickly with its lonely world and its wonderful performances, and whilst Chris might make some moves that we know will get him into trouble, we cant help worry for the man as he tries to find his place in the world but from early on the film, we know the touchpaper has been lit and its only a matter of times until things turn dark and dangerous for Chris and those around him. Watching the film, I did feel that one of the ways the story might turn out, was really obvious that it was going to happen, but after watching the film, I think this was a choice made on purpose by the director. We the audience knew where the film was headed, but it was one of the main characters who wasn't aware of their impending destiny (I have been careful to avoid spoilers) All in all The Ballad of Billy McCrae is a great evenings entertainment with yet another fantastic performance by the always watchable David Hayman and with a great supporting cast too, this film definitely is one I would recommend.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Chris Crow

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David Hayman

Billy

Ross O'Hennessy

Tom Carpenter

Ian Virgo

Chris

Sophie Carmen-Jones

Sharon

Sianad Gregory

Elen

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Synopsis

Director: Chris Crow
Producer: Michael Riley
Screenwriter: Philip Palmer
Production Co: Cymru Films, Sterling Pictures Ltd., IFL
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 33m

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