Hyena (2015)

Wonderful character development!

Please don't spend money on this.

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Yeah this was great , a superb film. Some of my fave actors were in it , that short scouse guy out of this is England , love him and that other dumpling who's in all sorts. A bent copper is helping the foreign underworld scum keep their drug trade going in London by accepting bribes for tip offs. Things are going well for the dirty copper , he's making a few shillings , he's got some pennies to spare. He likes being top dog. Then he gets involved with two nasty lowlifes from Albania. And they are just too nasty , cutting up people into pieces , beating women , running prostitution and selling cocaine. Like a modern day Scarface. Now our bent copper thinks he can handle the Albanians but they can barely understand him , things get messy and a killing spree begins. I loved the soundtrack , it was v modern and provoking. It was all v sleek , great atmosphere and shows what those nasty Albanian gangsters are doing to our beloved capital city , we must hunt them down and get them out of the UK , and prevent their women trafficking which is now so prevalent in the UK. Right only thing that would have made this even better is if Danny dyer kicked sum butt ... But hey I'm the dyermeister.

Really, when it comes down to it, I'm between a 6 and a 7 for this. It's fairly enjoyable, it just doesn't really do anything out of the ordinary until its ending. And if the mainstream likes this, they will absolutely hate the ending and everything it stands for. I don't say that lightly, they will definitely hate it and as a result hate the overall film. I do think the filmmakers should be given props for it, certainly did what they wanted and would rather make a great thematic point than try to just please audiences, and in that respect, they should be congratulated (and it also helps that it's the ind of ending that I usually love, so I wasn't displeased). The lead is really good and at times you really do wish that he was in a better film.

This movie has a 5 rating as I'm writing this and its total b.s. This movie is fantastic! One reviewer writes about how bad the ending is. It's clear has not an intelligent movie goer. The meaning else right over his head. He believes they ran out of money and needed to add a different ending. The ending is purposely fine this way. Its brilliant and fits right in with the spirit and tone of the film. This is not a standard crime film as another reviewer states. It's far above any standard crime film. It's a crime film. So naturally it's about crime, but it's about a part of the London underworld that's hardly seen. Sure there are drugs involved and sex slaves. That's what crime is. If your going to make a film in the crime genre, it's going to have one of those elements in it. That doesn't make it standard. If you like dark films that demand your attention, your going to love it. Its very violent, and not for easily offended movie goers. I can see a lot of less intelligent individuals having a problem with the ending. I won't give it away, but I will say it's not the first movie to end in this fashion. I think it's the most natural way I've seen this type of ending used. So go see this film. If your a smart person. If your not go watch Transformers again.

In the seamy underworld of London cops, everyone plays by their own rules. There is no one to trust. Police units are in league with criminals and competing with each other for increasing shares of the profits. Laws are not enforced so much as used for advantage over others. As vice cop Michael Logan, with a coke habit and indolent nature, attempts to carve out a larger share of the illicit income for himself, he gets trapped between a ruthless pair of Albanian brothers and his fellow officers who are trying to trap him. Those who should be protected by the law are instead neglected and placed in greater danger. The director and writer based the character of Logan on someone he knew personally. Despite shaky acting of some in the supporting cast, this is a compelling portrait of police officers who are indistinguishable from criminals. The betrayals and back stabbings are underscored by a dark soundtrack by Matt Johnson and The The. Seen at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.