Villain

Flawed but worth watching
I'm a big Burton fan but I can only give Villain a 3 star recommendation. On the plus side Villains theme, location, action and dialogue are a signpost to later T.V icon series 'The Sweeney' and the modern Brit gangster genre. I also tip my hat to the convincing cast, writers and director. Nevertheless for me Vic Dakin the main gangster character required a younger Burton in his Mark Anthony prime to affect a more menacing physicality; much like Oliver Reed achieves in a similar role in `Sitting Target'. Coincidently Ian McShane alternatively plays with aplomb the main mans shag and side kick in both movies. That the Sweeney series in particular is the improved step child of Villain in terms of direction and development is fame enough. Yet Villain in itself remains a disjointed work in progress, rather than the finished article. Flawed but worth watching.





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