Jackdaw is the man and the main protagonist. Jackdaw is the ex-Army and ex-Motor Cross 'champion' (of what?) and retired broke drop-out seeking a new lease-of-life. However his old life is just about to get really really nasty. Family values are not what this movie is about.
He is broke and has to collect a mysterious package in a bag from a North East drill point in the sea. Yup in the sea. In the water! It goes a bit insane and never stops really being insane with story twists and turns and over-the-top violence. He gets doube-crossed whereever he goes. He can't pay for anything and is constantly furious. Cue the problems.
It's a bit bland and the writing needs improvement. Some sketches from other films are used and influences are very much Train Spotting glamourous levels and the north shown in a particular bad light. It sets the gritty atmosphere very well with tidy cinematography.
Desperation is key to this movie. He gets hmself in real bother with the local gang due to the content of the package being missing. He did not know this. It was quite clearly a set-up.
He soon finds himself in a warehouse trying to find the owner of the said package. However he finds pure trouble and a police raid. He also finds an undercover detective played by the legendary Thomas Turgoose.
Thomas is a solid actor still and can hold a gun properly. However the script just goes absolutely bonkers from here. He takes Jackdaw to the main gang in another place and they soon start having an intense shoot-out.
From here it just gets really messy and is a properly poorly-written b movie. There is soon a love story and you hear the real backstory and why Jackdaw is so pissed and you can't help but feel sorry for the guy.
Except the whole story and concept is so ludicres and so stupid that it just feels flat. Not even solid acting and bonkers' performances can make the script good. Oh dear. Anoher mediocre straight-to-Netflix movie.
He is broke and has to collect a mysterious package in a bag from a North East drill point in the sea. Yup in the sea. In the water! It goes a bit insane and never stops really being insane with story twists and turns and over-the-top violence. He gets doube-crossed whereever he goes. He can't pay for anything and is constantly furious. Cue the problems.
It's a bit bland and the writing needs improvement. Some sketches from other films are used and influences are very much Train Spotting glamourous levels and the north shown in a particular bad light. It sets the gritty atmosphere very well with tidy cinematography.
Desperation is key to this movie. He gets hmself in real bother with the local gang due to the content of the package being missing. He did not know this. It was quite clearly a set-up.
He soon finds himself in a warehouse trying to find the owner of the said package. However he finds pure trouble and a police raid. He also finds an undercover detective played by the legendary Thomas Turgoose.
Thomas is a solid actor still and can hold a gun properly. However the script just goes absolutely bonkers from here. He takes Jackdaw to the main gang in another place and they soon start having an intense shoot-out.
From here it just gets really messy and is a properly poorly-written b movie. There is soon a love story and you hear the real backstory and why Jackdaw is so pissed and you can't help but feel sorry for the guy.
Except the whole story and concept is so ludicres and so stupid that it just feels flat. Not even solid acting and bonkers' performances can make the script good. Oh dear. Anoher mediocre straight-to-Netflix movie.