a vehicle for michael caine . it fairly well write and there some ok act in it but and really and it a mess not funny enough and not frighten enough . it a flaccid modern cockney thriller . i like the premise that even in the refracted moral hinterland of east london people do do thing for the right reason . a surprise result to the first proper fight caine old school billy shiner have promote inflames his paranoia . the second half of the film have him chase shadow to deal with the disappointment of the outcome of the first . my great disappointment be in director john irvin failure to make more of the relationship between shiner and his lieutenant or filial substitute frank harper . harper and a british tom sizemore and understand his role well whilst those around him seem to have ignore it . pity . 4/10 .