The film is confused about what it is trying to be - is it a high octane thriller, a gritty police drama or a tragedy? It certainly isn't all three.

~ Donald Munro -

The film is confused about what it is trying to be - is it a high octane thriller, a gritty police drama or a tragedy? It certainly isn't all three.

~ Donald Munro -

The film is ultimately let down by its uneven story.

~ Steve Harwood -

The film is ultimately let down by its uneven story.

~ Steve Harwood -

Pure, stripped-down bleakness, both in the desaturated drabness of its appearance and in the last-days essentialism of its themes.

~ Anton Bitel -

Pure, stripped-down bleakness, both in the desaturated drabness of its appearance and in the last-days essentialism of its themes.

~ Anton Bitel -

Cave's screenplay is full of rich incidents, impossible moral choices and, most of all, complex characters, brought to grimy life by the excellent ensemble cast.

~ Anton Bitel -

Cave's screenplay is full of rich incidents, impossible moral choices and, most of all, complex characters, brought to grimy life by the excellent ensemble cast.

~ Anton Bitel -

Compelling stuff.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Compelling stuff.

~ Jennie Kermode -