Blood (2012)

Blood: Directed by Nick Murphy. With Paul Bettany, Stephen Graham, Brian Cox, Mark Strong. Thriller charting the moral collapse of a police family. Two cop brothers, smothered by the shadow of their former police chief father, must investigate a crime they themselves have committed.

“The brothers Chris and Joe are policemen working together. A family tradition. Their old Dad was also a detective, now suffering from the first signs of Alzheimeru0026#39;s decease. They get frustrated when they canu0026#39;t get a former child abuser convicted for murdering a 12 year old girl, even if they find her necklace and some pictures of her in his apartment. They start off with untraditional methods to get him to confess. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is the start of this British crime thriller, which follows in the great tradition of this kind from the isles. The start is bleak, but takes on a strong turn, which grabs your interest intensively.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA strong cast, with Paul Bettany and Stephen Graham leading on, with great Brian Cox as the father, and Mark Strong as a colleague, and Ben Crompton as the pedophile. Strong performances all over, also from the kids. Bettany is great when he gets this haunted look.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film is suspenseful and atmospheric, though filmed in bleach colors, making in just the more real looking. Recommended!”