Written and directed by Philip Ridley (Scott Ridley's son), it's a seemingly typical tale of selling your soul to the devil but is helped massively by some great location shooting, cinematography and a great soundtrack co written and performed by the lead actor Jim Sturgess (I didn't have a clue that he is a singer/songwriter in his own right).
The acting from a couple of players is a little ropey and the film does suffer from a lack of pace in parts but the last third is superb and the film has enough originality there to warrant a second viewing.
All in all a great little gem and well worth a watch.
How frustrating! The first hour and 10 mins are actually very good and stick to the short story very well (even if it does look like Minority Report a lot) but the films final act is just another boring, implausible action fest that ruins the low key; almost Noir tinged aspects of the films opening two thirds.
Loved the nods to the original film and Colin Farrell underplays his character but that last 20 mins
