I was fortunate enough to catch this movie once it came to the states. Boy am I glad I did catch it for it was only playing for one week in my local cinema. That being said, this film as something that Hollywood filmmaking has lost over the years. Intelligence. This is a gripping old school thriller. The performance from elba definitely kicked it up a notch or two from where I had previously placed him on the acting scale. Very rarely do I watch a movie these days and not forget about it on the drive home. I am still thinking about legacy 2 weeks after viewing. Ironically this is his best performance, and not many people have seen it. One thing that I would say and I hope that people take from this review is that. Movies like this will always be there. Most big budget films they come and they go. But movies that are respectful of the viewers intelligence will stand the test of time. This is credit to the man who had the idea in the first place. Thomas Ikimi the Writer and Director of the movie clearly has the potential to become a true visionary in filmmaking. Young creative minds like Ikimi are the bases for what makes filmmaking great. A lot of the time you see actors and producers get most of limelight when something great happens. But without the inception of the original idea from that creative mind. We would not have ANY of the greatest films we have had the pleasure of experiencing over the years. It starts with one man (or woman) with a vision. Hollywood needs more people like Ikimi.
