![]() ![]() It’s a thrill that sadly never goes out of fashion. In the first of several flashbacks, we see an adolescent Jahkor (Jalyn Hall) being bullied on a school playground - and experiencing the satisfaction and the consequences of repaying violence with violence. Behind bars, he is reunited with some of the men he knew back home, including his own father ( Jeffrey Wright), an embittered, violent man who taught him to show no mercy in a world that would surely show him none. When we first meet Jahkor, he is on his way to commit a ghastly crime, the motive for which is the narrative’s governing mystery. An earlier version of this review misidentified Regina Taylor’s character as Jahkor’s mother. Furthermore, the apparent subtext is also too old-school: even a bad man loves his family, whereas a woman breaks up the family unit.1:17 p.m. Or for that matter, the male characters are also uncomplicated archetypes. He doesn’t try to reinvent such narratives by writing more interesting female characters. Also Read: A Thursday Review – Yami Gautam becomes the Knight In Shining Armour Of her Revenge sagaīull’s strength and flaw (based on your perception) eventually lie in how Williams maintains the old-school pulpy tone throughout. But I felt it’s all the more fun in such an outrageously nastier revenge flick. The ending for some might come across as a bit anticlimactic. ![]() ![]() However, I wished the filmmaker was a little more subtle about it like Shane Meadows in Dead Man’s Shoes rather than overtly showing the familiar religious iconography and throwing out words like salvation. He exudes grandfatherly gentleness which is soon taken over by his monstrous nature.ĭirector Williams’ also ends the narrative with an interesting twist that makes us see the tale in a different light. David Hayman as the menacing grandfather Norm is brilliant. But the intense performances make up for some of those flaws. The time-worn narrative trajectory is one of the greater flaws of the movie. In another moment, Bull swiftly hacks off a man’s arm and immediately cauterizes it at a stove-top before interrogating him. A woman finds her mob enforcer husband with a knife sticking out of his mouth. Bull’s violence is quick and underlines his savagery. There are no balls-out action sequences here. The camera stays inside the car while Bull casually walks up to the man and empties the entire mag into the man. He opens the film with a driver picking up Bull to do a hit. Williams’ direction is precise and appropriately downbeat. Subsequently, Bull’s trailer goes up in flames with him inside. However, in the gangland, custody battles aren’t settled in courts, but through brute force. Norm is an over-protective father who makes it clear to Bull that both Gemma and Aiden don’t want him in their life. ![]() She also has a drug habit, which worries Bull. They both have a son named Aiden though Gemma has left Bull for another man. Bull has married his psychopath boss Norm’s spoiled daughter, Gemma (Lois Brabin-Platt). It seems to convey something very standard that director Williams cleverly holds one significant detail from us. The flashbacks are dispersed throughout the short running time of the film. Related to Bull: Revenge : A Roaring Rampage of Retribution ![]()
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