Cert 15
132 mins
BBFC advice: Strong violence, sex, sexual violence
I can't recall seeing so many bald-headed fat blokes in a movie as there are in hard-hitting Polish thriller Pitbull.
And its levels of misogyny can only be seen in the sort of Cockney crime films that star the likes of Danny Dyer.
Yes, women are treated with the same level of disdain as anyone who stirs up the mobsters or even the police.
The movie begins with horrific football violence in which a young boy is beaten around the head in front of his dismayed dad (Boguslaw Linda). Little does the assailant realise that the victim's father is a crime lord who bears a very deep grudge.
Four years on and Linda's character is the head of a merciless protection racket and is not afraid to use his fists or a gun himself.
Piotr Stramowski's character also uses women as playthings, enjoys taking drugs and has a fearsome Mohican haircut. Oh, and he is a police officer.
As the movie progresses the two giant egos come gradually towards the inevitable heavyweight collision.
Apparently, Patryk Vega's Pitbull has been a great success in Poland and I can see why because it is uncompromising ad powerful.
But, in my opinion, it is another movie which has too many scenes, jerking from one piece of action to the next instead of going for greater character exploration.
A classic example of this is seen in the very superficial way in which the relationship between football hooligan victim and his dad is examined.
Reasons to watch: hard-hitting crime
Reasons to avoid: the storyline jerks around too much
Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit: yes
Nudity: yes
Overall rating: 6/10
Star tweet
Enjoyed PITBULL. NOWE PORZADKI. Seen-most-of-it-before gangster stuff but some decent performers and not too much gunplay.
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