CITADEL
Cert 15
85 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong bloody violence, threat and language
The missing lists gets bigger but I will keep trying to make inroads into the everyfilm quest.
Thus, Mrs W and I took in Ciran Foy's urban horror which had originally been slated for release a few months ago.
Actually, power to Metrodome which has saved it from an inevitable slot on the DVD-only register.
Citadel is remorselessly tough but has storyline which breaks it away from the usual British tower block horrors.
Such enough, there is an element of hoodie stereotyping when, in the opening sequences, a gang wearing them savagely beat a heavily-pregnant young woman.
But it veers off of the regular path thereafter by concentrating on the girl's partner, who suffers severe agoraphobia as a result of the attack.
At the same time, he is attempting to bring up their child while her mum is lying in hospital in a coma.
However, the spectre of the hoodied hoodlums persists and there is a real threat to dad and daughter.
Welsh actor Aneurin Barnard shows huge promise with his performance as Tommy, the wreck of a man who is barely able to look after himself let alone his baby.
He is paranoid that those who attacked his wife will return and enlists the help of a nurse (Wunmi Mosaku) and a priest (James Cosmo) to keep him on track.
However, we all know the way this is going to turn out and that a face-off is inevitable and drama and violence will ensue.
Citadel is low-budget but that doesn't prevent Foy building up Tommy's sense of dread with gusto.
And he has to be praised for the movie's back story which has a spark of originality.
It keeps to a punchy 85 mins and promises more of its director and its lead.
Laughs: none
Jumps: three
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 6/10