One of the worst films ever!
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fullxcircle — 14 years ago(April 21, 2011 01:06 PM)
I think Jack is totally a character you can have empathy for. to me the crucial line is when he's talking to Margaret on the bridge and he says "i'm supposed to be the villain of the family"
it's stated early on in the film that Frank isn't a gangster and that most of the gangsters in newcastle don't even know Frank and Jack are brothers. he died trying to protect his daughter.
back to the villain line, Jack knows he's a bad guy. he's accepted that fact but he also cares that his brother is not a criminal. the fact that his brother was killed by men like him for pointless reasons weighs heavily on him. and the motivation for his revenge gets deeper as the movie progresses. orginally its just revenge for the death of his brother, then it becomes revenge for the gansters exploitation of his niece and the fact that it resulted in his brother's death and eventually leads to him entirely destroying a criminal empire. he's a perfect anti hero, he's motivations are noble but his methods are not, because they are the only methods he knows. -
adamwarlock — 14 years ago(January 10, 2012 03:12 PM)
The "I don't find the character sympathetic" reason for not liking a film is over played and lame. So only watch Disney films and let us be challenged by a film that doesn't try to be nicey nicey. Did you like Downfall? Was Hitler more sympathetic?
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kevin_308 — 14 years ago(March 10, 2012 05:20 AM)
are you for real ? its like saying you didnt like saving private ryan because there is too much shooting in it !! get carter (the british one) is a classic
british gangster film the stallone version is like comparing messi with robbie savage ! -
tv_misfit — 13 years ago(April 10, 2012 11:19 PM)
OK, I'll keep it brief. jeremy3 you are a total idiot. Your taste in, and criticism of movies is a joke, and the words you type, well, no one wants to read them.
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JayBee-66 — 13 years ago(April 29, 2012 04:27 AM)
You sir, are an idiot.
As self-centred as Carter, you see no further than your own desires.
This film did not satisfy your desires and so you crave the desire for others to worship you as a film critic with your pathetic summary.
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Stoshie — 13 years ago(July 07, 2012 03:26 AM)
The Stallone version was a piece of dog droppings compared to the original. It was not "OK"; it stunk.
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stan-2009 — 12 years ago(March 19, 2014 04:55 PM)
I'm guessing you are American and fairly young. I base this on your opinion of the Stallone version vs the Caine version. This movie is highly regarded one of the best British gangster movies ever made and you obviously can't see what has been in front of you.
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Spikeopath — 11 years ago(January 04, 2015 12:07 AM)
Jack Carter shouts this line when he is trying to make sense of why his brother, a good guy, was killed. He knows it should be him in the coffin because he's the bad egg of the family.
You are not meant to have empathy for Jack, he has none for himself, so you have missed the point of the narrative strengths I'm sad to say.
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