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Its thin, sketchy plot relies heavily on little moments of comedy irony to pull it up by the bootstraps.

Parents whose eight year olds have just gone crazy watching their first World Cup would be well advised to take them along, as they'll probably love it.

Coster-Waldau is a superb lead, distant in the way one would expect of a man going through such a difficult experience, yet compelling.

They went down to Ealing Studios and shot the film. Dead.

Ultimately more heart-warming and life-affirming than you would ever imagine a film centred on casual violence could be.

Saul Metzstein's first film, brilliantly scripted by Jack Lothian, has the confidence of a true original.

It may be a little rough around the edges but there is plenty here to commend.

It becomes quite grim and, although by no means perfect, uses the genre expectations to con the audience as well.

George Romero has stated that he loves this film. It's easy to see why.

Blake - who also wrote the script - has ideas with potential but he needs to get a firmer grip on his genre and pacing in future projects.

One of the series' main strengths is making its protagonists thirtysomethings, broadening the scope of the plot.

Performances by the two teenagers, Lara Belmont and Freddie Cunliffe, who have never acted before, are remarkable.

And while horror fans expecting gore and outrage may leave disappointed, those who like a decent ghost yarn and have a soft-spot for flares are in for a guilty pleasure.