The Liability (2012)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2012
	Director: Craig Viveiros
	Actors: Tim Roth (The Incredible Hulk) , Jack O'Connell, Peter Mullan
	Country: GB
	Genre: Action, Thriller
	Conditions of visioning: 06.04.2013, Centre des Beaux Arts, BIFFF2013
Synopsis: When 19-year-old Adam agrees to do a day's driving for his mum's gangster boyfriend Peter, it takes him on a 24-hour journey into a nightmarish world of murder, sex trafficking and revenge, in the company of aging hit man Roy.
Review: Actually, the background story of woman trade and the foreground story of old hit man gave great expectations. The acting of Tim Roth and Jack O'Connell was good, and therefore could have been even more challenged with a slightly modified story giving an emotional link to the characters. The compassion toward the traded women, the hate against the mum's "boyfriend" are emotions that are not reached at all. Maybe the intention of the director was anyway different. I think, it is a pity to have a good rough story, a good actor like Tim Roth and not make more out of this. Some funny moments with good British humour with properly scene à la "catch with the red hand".
Rating: 4 /10