Storyline
Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shootout and a game of survival.
Writers: Amy Jump, Ben Wheatley, Sharlto Copley, Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Enzo Cilenti, Sam Riley, Michael Smiley, Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Armie Hammer, Sharlto Copley, Babou Ceesay, Noah Taylor, Jack Reynor, Mark Monero, Patrick Bergin, Sara Dee, Tom Davis, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Cast: Enzo Cilenti -
Bernie
Sam Riley -
Stevo
Michael Smiley -
Frank
Brie Larson -
Justine
Cillian Murphy -
Chris
Armie Hammer -
Ord
Sharlto Copley -
Vernon
Babou Ceesay -
Martin
Noah Taylor -
Gordon
Jack Reynor -
Harry
Mark Monero -
Jimmy
Patrick Bergin -
Howie
Sara Dee -
Telephone Sales Voice
(voice)
Tom Davis -
Leary
Filming Locations: Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Box Office Details
Budget: $10,000,000
(estimated)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
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Trivia: Armie Hammer said that police appeared on set during the second day of shooting following calls of concern from members of the public in nearby shops having heard gun shots. See more »
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Rating: 8/10
Boston, 1973. Members of the IRA and an arms dealer come to an
abandoned warehouse to make a deal to buy some machine guns. Everything
is supposed to go smoothly until one member from the one group draws
out a gun and shoots the other because of a previous incident. And all
hell breaks.
Ben Wheatley's previous film, High Rise, I was not a fan of. High Rise
felt too disturbing with heavy-handed messaging while lacking a
coherent plot. Free Fire is by far a major improvement with hilarious
dialogue, fun and well-written characters and non-stop action. I saw
the movie at TIFF today and was pleasantly surprised. Wheatley turns
this empty warehouse into a war zone with each of these character
taking cover behind various objects and firing blindly. Unlike a lot of
generic action movies where characters seem to magically dodge bullets,
no one is safe and everyone eventually gets scraped or hit by bullets.
This leads to some fun sequences of characters crawling on the ground
to get from one cover to the next.
Surprisingly the two standouts are Cillian Murphy and Armie Hammer.
Both were surprisingly funny in subtle ways. Sharlto Copley once again
plays another weird but yet still hilarious and fun character. I also
give strong shout-outs to Sam Riley and Jack Reynor. And Brie Larson is
bad-ass as she holds her own weight against her male co- stars.
If I can say one negative it's that this isn't a movie with a lot of
depth. It's not flat but don't expect this to be too much of a complex
film. It is just simply about the these 2 trigger-happy groups trying
either to kill or survive. It is more of a black comedy/thriller.
Free Fire is definitely one of the most fun and exciting action movies
you will see so it is definitely worth a shot to watch once it releases
in theatres.
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