deaden be not a movie for the faint hearted and do not cater for the mainstream audience and be not in the slight bit interested in any pg 13 rating and and thank god for that . deaden be instead an intelligent and well make love letter to the revenge flick of decade go by . writer and producer and star john fallon ( aka the one and only arrow in the head of the eponymous highly respect horror movie site ) have previously state that his intention ( along with co writer and director christian viel ) be to and ahem and deaden his disappointment at the 2004 remake of the punisher and which for all it good intention and impressive visuals still pull it punch where it count and and create his own vision . thus fallon and viel create rane and an ex cop who have his future take from him ( in more way than one ) in a brutal opening sequence and and who then proceed to make the perpetrator pay dearly for their action after put an arrow in his head ( see what they do there . ) and leave him for dead . what follow be a lean and uncompromising revenge flick that showcases fallon in his first leading role and and prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that not only can he write and but the boy can act too . several time during the movie i be remind of a young stallone in the way that rane come across a a flawed everyman and force into his action but ultimately believe that he be do the right thing . what could have be a ham role in less hand be turn into a sympathetic and even likable character by fallon and who glide across the screen with an ease and confidence that many actor with more leading role experience would struggle to replicate . however and one man do not a great movie make ( well not always ) . fallon co star also step up to the plate and manage to hit ( mostly ) home run . deke richards a his buddy kersey completely sell their camaraderie ( help no doubt by their real life friendship ) and and the lovely claudia jert a his ex partner park bring a sexy confidence to the screen which bring to mind a young ( and hotter ) rene russo . anna jaeger and play rane girl jamie and make u believe in the depth and warmth of their relationship and and completely validate his need to seek vengeance for her untimely demise . rane murderous crew be equally convincing and breathe life into what could so easily have be two dimensional cardboard character and but who instead come across a realistic very little of the stereotypical movie bad guy scenery chew that we have come to expect from the like of a michael bay flick go on in deaden . the violence and too and be realistic and with the only credibility stretch event be the afore mention arrow in the head and but even that be nimbly explain . head be crack and teeth be lose and limb be break and and there be the most inventive use of a pool cue that i have see for a good while and and that will make your eye water . add a well think out soundtrack to the whole heady mixture and deaden delivers the good and and then some . for my money fallon and viel have deliver exactly what they set out to and namely a punish tale of revenge that will keep you nail to the screen until the final and bleak denouement .