Rent Bull (2021)

3.3 of 5 from 147 ratings
1h 28min
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Synopsis:
A brutal enforcer (Neil Maskell) returns home after a ten-year absence to embark on a gruesome quest for vengeance against the crime family that kidnapped his son and left him for dead.
Actors:
Adam Xander Angelides, Ivy Amelia Angelides, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Directors:
Producers:
Leonora Darby, Sarah Gabriel, Marc Goldberg, Mark Lane, Dominic Tighe
Writers:
Paul Andrew Williams
Genres:
Thrillers
BBFC:
Release Date:
Not released
Run Time:
88 minutes
Languages:
English
Subtitles:
None
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Colour:
Colour
BBFC:
Release Date:
26/09/2022
Run Time:
88 minutes
Languages:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.39:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Paul Andrew Williams and Actor Neil Maskell
  • Kindness and Rage: an interview with Director Paul Andrew Williams
  • Funfairs, Abattoirs and Burning Caravans: an interview with Producer Dominic Tighe
  • Dealing with Fear: an interview with Producer Leonora Darby

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Reviews (7) of Bull

Tough Revenge Thriller - Bull review by GI

Spoiler Alert
12/04/2022

The revenge thriller has a strong history in British cinema with films such as Get Carter (1971) and Dead Man's Shoes (2004) and this brilliantly conceived film from director Paul Andrew Williams, who also wrote the story & script, fits into that group. Neil Maskell, an actor often found playing criminal hard men, is the titular Bull, a London gangland enforcer who works for Norm (David Hayman) and is married to his daughter Gemma (Lois Brabin-Platt). They have a young son on whom Bull dotes. But Gemma is a heroin addict and when the marriage sours Norm sides with his daughter over custody of the boy. Ten years after Norm believes he's rid of Bull he suddenly returns intent on revenge and in finding his son. There's some unrelenting and shocking violence and the story has suspense and surprises as it rattles along at a great pace. The story unfolds with a series of flashbacks that gradually reveal what happened to Bull whilst in the present he rampages around dealing with everyone that was involved. Whilst the revenge thriller has been done many times before this new one has a panache and interesting twist that you'll either go with or reject entirely, either way this is a gritty take on this type of story and well worth checking out.

4 out of 4 members found this review helpful.

Brutal - Bull review by sb

Spoiler Alert
30/08/2022

FILM & REVIEW Jesus Christ - what have I just watched ? - superb brutal British revenge thriller has Maskell as Bull an enforcer for a bunch of Essex gangsters led by Norm ( a chilling David Hayden). Bull is the guy they use if someone needs a little extra persusion regardless of the consequences. He’s also married to Norm’s daughter and they have a son together which seems to the only thing Bull cares about. Things have gone seriously south and Bull is fine about walking away but he wants to take the boy with him . This will never happen and events lead up to a point that should finish things…..but 10 years later some-one is carving up the gang members to track down the location of the boy…. None of this is apparent at first as there are 2 parallel narratives - one sent in the present day and one ten years ago and as the film progresses the two dovetail. It’s brilliantly made with a real stripped to the bone feel to it and is not for the faint hearted as the violence if off the scale with fingers and hands lopped off on a regular basis. I suppose it has some moral point at its core (and it’s implied at the end other forces are at work) but you really need a stiff drink and a shower to wash it all away by the end - 4/5

3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.

Brilliant but brutal - Bull review by SM

Spoiler Alert
18/01/2023

Great revenge tale reminiscent of Dead Man's Shoes and Kill List. Very raw, very brutal but the performances, particularly Maskell and Hayman, make the whole story very effective. One of those films you press play again as soon as it's finished.

2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.

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