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- 2013
- Oscilloscope
- 1 h 48 m
- 2013
- Oscilloscope
- 1 h 48 m
Summary After serving time for a crime he didn't commit, Harvey Miller recruits his three best friends to rob the local drug kingpin who was responsible for his incarceration.
Directed By: Rowan Athale
Written By: Rowan Athale
- 2013
- Oscilloscope
- 1 h 48 m
- 2013
- Oscilloscope
- 1 h 48 m
Wasteland
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Summary After serving time for a crime he didn't commit, Harvey Miller recruits his three best friends to rob the local drug kingpin who was responsible for his incarceration.
Directed By: Rowan Athale
Written By: Rowan Athale
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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36% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
55% Mixed
6 Reviews
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9% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
52
36% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
55% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
9% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Boasting a compelling cast of characters, Wasteland” is a very smooth feature film debut from director Rowan Athale, and one that invites repeat viewings.
Athale has a flair for guy-pal banter; here, the talk is funny and profane, silly and profound, often in the same breath.
Wasteland is a deconstructed heist film that eschews the genre’s usual quick cutting and gritty visuals in favor of a quieter, more intimate approach. While it doesn’t exactly reinvent the wheel, it does offer a distinct way of watching it spin, with a young, fresh-faced cast to help bring it to life.
The frustrating thing about the British heist flick Wasteland is how it creates two admirably entertaining storytelling strands — one a friendship saga, the other a robbery caper — yet can't merge the two successfully.
At heart a heist movie, snappy and dry in its humor, clever in its elaborate robbery scheme, and somewhat bloated and unspooled in its storytelling.
It’s an overlong Northern British heist caper with a wildly uneven tone and a needlessly scrambled narrative, but it suggests a higher intelligence beneath, waiting to flower down the road.
The shallow, derivative and contrived British heist thriller Wasteland lives down to its unfortunate name.
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Production Company
Entertainment One,
Bankside Films,
Head Gear Films,
Lipsync Productions,
MoliFilms,
Metrol Technology,
Woodleigh Pictures,
limelight CTL,
Hook Pictures,
Mischief Films,
Moli-Mischief
Release Date Jul 26, 2013
Duration 1 h 48 m
Tagline He gave a year of his life. Now he's stealing it back.
Awards
London Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
British Independent Film Awards
• 1 Nomination
Toronto International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
