7 Sekunden (Video 2005)

7 Sekunden: Directed by Simon Fellows. With Wesley Snipes, Tamzin Outhwaite, Deobia Oparei, Georgina Rylance. When an experienced thief accidentally makes off with a Van Gogh, his partner is kidnapped by gangsters in pursuit of the painting, forcing the criminal to hatch a rescue plan.

“The film starts confusingly with a bunch of characters whose story is not told and who get shot quickly. Fair enough, but even the two main characters played by Wesley Snipes and ex-Eastenders and Red Caps star, Tamzin Outhwaite, do not create interest. Snipes makes a half decent performance, but the dialogue put into the mouths of most of the actors was terrible. No decent one-liners, little humour, which is expected in a good action film. In fact the dialogue seemed wooden and unnatural. A high point was the psychopathic performance of Peter Lee Wilson – Alexsie – although comical at times.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe plot was interesting, but the film making was appalling, so the plot seemed incoherent – believe me the film had potential for a good story and the ending was exciting. Some of the action sequences were entertaining, but it was obviously low budget. Shame.”