Kill Kane (2016)

Purely Joyful Movie!

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

What I learned from 2016's Kill Kane, is that Vinnie Jones can carry a movie (even if it is only seventy-four minutes long). He shows a decent amount of screen presence here and it's refreshing to see that he's not featured in a supporting role or a role in which he has the most minimal of dialogue. Vinnie scowls, ponders, appears defensive, and exterminates people. Oh and in certain bits of light, he actually looks like 1980's Sean Connery (I'm not kidding).Anyway, Jones plays PE teacher Ray Brookes. After witnessing a murder behind a trailer home, he is immediately ID'd by gangsters who break into his house and off his wife and two kids. Ray himself is left for dead but survives, waking up from a three month coma with revenge on his mind. As Kill Kane's running time flies by, Ray then starts to take the law into his own hands. Firearms, lying to police, stealthiness, reprisal, vanishing from the scene of the crime. If this all sounds familiar, it should. "Kane" is straight from the annals of 2014's John Wick, John Singleton's Four Brothers, Kill Bill, and Steven Seagal's Hard to Kill. When Vin's Brookes shoots dead one of the murderers who took his family away from him, he utters the words, "talk is cheap". A funny jab at the majority of Vinnie's acting career if you ask me.So OK, "Kane" is not wholly original, has few locations, feels low budgeted, has a small cast, and has almost no backstory when it comes to the characters (how the heck did Mr. Brookes achieve such a special set of skills?). No matter. First time director Adam Stephen Kelly gives the proceedings the veritable Michael Mann treatment. Not withstanding his overuse of darkly lighted and effectively quick-minded flashbacks, Kelly somehow provides the film with a raw sense of flair and verve. This keeps you distracted from its shortcomings. Add Vinnie's likable performance, some thick British accents, and a stirring musical soundtrack by Bobby Cole (he scored Valley of the Witch) and you've got a stylish, rogue thriller that's nasty in its disposition and stock on plot. Bottom line: Kill Kane isn't "killer" great but as a rental, this "Kane" is at least able. Of note: Don't be distracted by the flick's shootout ending which looks like a laughably skewed, Mexican standoff. Rating: 2 and a half stars.

So we have all seen the look I'm in a gang, I'm hard I've got a gun bang bang roll credits type movies, the shelves are full of them this is what makes it oh so different. Kill Kane starting out shows Vinnie not as the usual Hard Nut but as a family man going about his daily life, then they see something that changes the course of there lives which forces Vinnie's hand. Very well laid out and bring together a multitude of nightmare scenarios being in the wrong place, firm after you, family being held hostage and the rest I wont say you will just have to watch but to all the other reviews seriously unfair.The Direction was excellent and the whole thing was excellent

I cannot agree with those that have gone before! Remember that, as it says in the trivia, this was shot in only 9 days, and this must be taken into account when judging a low-budget movie like this. There are bits that might have been better handled differently, but it is an action movie that hits the right spot. The acting is convincing and of a high standard, the stress to the family of their impending destruction being very real in those scenes. It is great to see the overdue return of Nicole Faraday to the screen! So, in summary the ingredients are right the acting is top rate the suspense is grippingWhat's not to like? It will be a great pleasure to see further productions from this team, who clearly show great promise.

Watched this at a friends house and it was cardboard acting at its worse. Should be called "Vinnie Jones Killed This Movie"Not even worth reviewing due to the fact the movie lacked any substance and weak acting abilities to keep me focused. The story was the same old done over time and time again in many other films and Jones with his typical hard man act that has been done to death.. The small amount of cast speaks volumes and that this was done on a tight budget so therefore justified going straight to DVD.. I found myself drifting off in the first 30 minuets from the start but managed to suffer it until the end. Unless you are a fan of Vinnie Jones films then i would spend your money on a far better movie than Kill Kane.Verdict: Do not bother watching.