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The film offers an interesting play on the concept of reality and fiction.

Probably a fairly accurate, if brutal, insight into the lives of a group of middle class thugs trying to fill a void in their dull meaningless existences.

Perhaps not as good as the sum of it’s parts, McGuigan’s second effort is visually impressive, a great comeback for McDowell and a launching pad for Bettany.

Owen is fine when looking moody, but not so good when given dialogue - it seems too staged, too deliberate.

Frankly, it’s a muddle.

For those who've always found Robin Hood yarns a trifle lightweight, this rufty-tufty beer-swilling, limb-lopping examination of King John attempting to quash a rebellion after being forced to sign the Magna Carta is worth a look.

The latest piece of gangland roughage is suitably violent, with a who-gives-a-monkeys attitude.

It's awful, yet is so well directed and acted that you can't take your eyes off it, no matter how much you want to.

In spite of its charm, Ferguson's script suffers from a crisis of conviction, leading to the tamest of endings.