Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back

Name: Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back
Genre: Action, Drama, Comedy
Released: November 30, 2018
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 38
Cast: Aneurin Barnard, Carol MacReady, Christopher Eccleston, Emma Campbell-Jones, Freya Mavor

2018

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levelFILM | Release Date: November 30, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Aneurin Barnard, Carol MacReady, Christopher Eccleston, Emma Campbell-Jones, Freya Mavor, Gethin Anthony, Marcia Warren, Marion Bailey, Nathalie Buscombe, Nigel Lindsay, Tom Wilkinson, Velibor Topic

Summary: After seven unsuccessful suicide attempts, William (Aneurin Barnard) outsources the task to Leslie (Tom Wilkinson), an aging hitman on the brink of retirement. But with the contract signed and death assured within a week (or his money back) William finally discovers a reason to live. However, as far as Leslie is concerned, the contract isAfter seven unsuccessful suicide attempts, William (Aneurin Barnard) outsources the task to Leslie (Tom Wilkinson), an aging hitman on the brink of retirement. But with the contract signed and death assured within a week (or his money back) William finally discovers a reason to live. However, as far as Leslie is concerned, the contract is binding.… Expand

Director: Tom Edmunds

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Noel Murray

Nov 29, 2018

A stellar cast and a breezy tone partially compensate for the movie’s shortcomings. Read full review

Karen Gordon

Dec 3, 2018

It’s a tricky premise, and maybe a bit too much for first time writer/director Tom Edmunds Not even the reassuring presence of Tom Wilkinson, who makes everything he’s in better, can right this particular ship. Read full review

David Hughes

Nov 29, 2018

Perhaps the film might have survived the tortuous plotting, sub-sitcom jokes and drab direction if it wasn’t for Barnard’s woefully misjudged, wet blanket performance, but it’s highly doubtful. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Nov 29, 2018

Dead in a Week is striving for a weirdly sentimental kind of black-comic farce, and it doesn’t work. Read full review

Allan Hunter

Nov 29, 2018

There is a mixture of styles in Dead In A Week that never quite gels. Read full review

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TheGeordiePedro

Sep 19, 2019

Though this movie is flawed, pacing is a bit off and the story could've been written better, it's a fairly enjoyable watch.

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Ralfbergs

Jan 14, 2021

It kinda tries to be black comedy, but so much of it is unfunny. It tries to be action movie but not much action in it. It tries to be just comedy but also not really that. The premise maybe was nice but what happened in movie ah not memorable, slow paced, boring and somewhat dumb mostly.

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wayrez

May 14, 2020

In fact, the film doesn't deserve two points. The most wasted hour and a half of my life.

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Finp

Sep 18, 2019

Absolute rubbish. Who wrote this crap?
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