Tony
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Plot Summary
The outstanding debut from Gerard Johnson, Tony has been compared to classics Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and Taxi Driver and is one of the most important and disturbing British films of recent years. Unemployed and unemployable, Tony is a sympathetic recluse with severe social problems, an addiction to VHS action films and a horrible moustache. Occasionally he snaps and murder is the result... Featuring a star-making lead performance from Peter Ferdinando, Tony is dark, brutal and bleakly amusing and will stay with you long after you finish watching.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
80%- Reviews Counted: 15
- Fresh: 12
- Rotten: 3
- Average Rating: 6.2/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Not cheery, but gripping, against-the-odds funny and uncomfortably unique. Johnson and Ferdinando are certainly now names to watch.
Fresh: Not a reassuring vision, for sure, and no tourist plug for Dalston, Hackney or Haggerston, but the film's a fair calling card for Johnson's talent.
Rotten: The problem is that there's no character development, no revelations and no epiphany. The film is merely nauseating.
Fresh: Gerard Johnson's debut is undeniably exploitative and rather pointless, but enough red herrings get chucked into the mix to keep you interested.
Customer Reviews
as dark and real as serial killer films can get
I thought the acting was powerful. you get lost in the realness of it, at times you almost think there is a hidden camera crew that filmed this. tony is so nodescript as a person.
he seems dull.......kind of slow and dimwitted in a sort of forest gump kind of way.....yet in his dumbness...he is succesful. he flies under the radar as it were and so is able to kil again and again. gripping
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