Deviation (2012)

I enjoyed this film, because Danny Dyer is a superb actor and played the psycho Frankie really well that I could see that he was a troubled person with inner demons.The actress in the lead was also good and the two played off each other well. Frankie escapes from prison and hijacks the girls car and threatens her with his razor and ties her up by one wrist with some plastic bind, then off he drives with her telling her hes going to Kent to an airfield to get a plane to fly off.On their route they come across people who get in Frankie's way and he kills them including a fan of his who follows them and hits a policeman who is questioning Frankie and for his help Frankie cuts his throat! Frankie takes a shine to the girl and tells her of his life and his problems, at a petrol station while hes buying petrol the girl writes a help note and sticks it in a makeup purse and leaves it on the ground hoping someone will help her, but this bloke steals the money and dumps the purse down a grate.The girl does escape but Frankie gets her in the end and off they drive again until he wants to change the car and she stops a passer by and Frankie puts him in the boot of the old car and they steal this man's car, luckily for her she finds the man's mobile and rings her husband and tells him everything while Frankie's in a shop.Frankie of course finds out and is not pleased thinking she likes him so off they go again, she then has some pills for panic attacks and asks him for them and while pretending to swig it she spits it into the bottle and it dissolves then Frankie swigs it and starts to feel weird, he stops the car in the middle of nowhere and there's a chase and she tells him what shes done and that he has not got long to live thanks to these pills to which he feels worse and the ending is she stabs him with his razor and kills him.

Deviation is truly mesmerising viewing, depicting a battle of wits between an on-the-run psychopath and a nurse. The story is impossible to predict, as it twists and turns towards its unexpected climax.Danny Dyer is compelling as the troubled escapee, who wants to start a new life, but circumstances, during the course of the film, do their utmost to thwart him.Anna Walton, as the hostage, imbues her role with intelligence and resolve, hoping to find a crack in her captor's armour.The desolate urban locations were well chosen, adding a bleak impersonal backdrop to the tense human drama.J. K. Amalou directs with poise and assurance, drawing nicely controlled performances from his two leads.This is a great psychological thriller, well worth watching.

My OH ordered this film on Bluray as he loves Danny Dyer. Although I have never been the biggest Dyer fan, I was pulled into this story straight away - it was scary and tense and I just wanted Amber to get away from Frankie. In my opinion, Danny Dyer played this different character really well and Anna Walton was very good as the kidnapped nurse trying to keep ahead of him. There were a few moments that made me feel a bit queasy and uneasy but that shows they did what they were meant to. The weirdest thing for me was I felt sorry for Frankie at the end, making me think quite a lot about it. That to me, is the sign of a decent film.I will most definitely be watching this film again, as will my OH who also enjoyed it a lot.

Not really a Danny Dyer fan but I watched Severance on the telly a couple of weeks ago and thought he was pretty good in that, then saw this was coming out on Twitter, so thought I'd give him the benefit of the doubt.And glad I did! Think he does a great job of the RIGHT weirdo he plays here. He's nothing like your average psycho. And Amber is a great female character! Not a wimp at all, falling down screaming etc. Played by Anna Walton who I've not really seen before, but will definitely look out for in future. London looks great in this film too, some really nice outside shots across the city. And I loved the music, really added to the atmosphere. I'd recommend this film to anyone whose looking for something thrilling, that still cares about it's characters. SAW etc this ain't!!!