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Straightheads

Let the revenge fit the crime

2007 · 1h 28m · R Thriller
Directed by Dan Reed

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Overview

There is instant chemistry between Alice (Gillian Anderson), a businesswoman, and Adam (Danny Dyer), a younger working-class man who installs a security system in her London apartment. She takes him to a party in the country, and they end up making love. But the night turns horrific when they encounter three thugs who maim Adam and rape Alice. The incident turns them into fearful recluses until Alice spots the leader of their attackers (Anthony Calf) -- and the two victims plot a brutal revenge.

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40%
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Fresh

It's clear from the start this isn't a revenge drama that's going to wimp out at the end.

Derek Elley, Variety
Rotten

The film is a shallow study of the a~intoxicating allure of violence', with a few gratuitous tit shots thrown in for good measure.

Time Out

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