A woman in her bra covered in blood? Tick. But director Dominic Brunt’s vicious thriller is more convincing than you’d expect, with characters of genuine depth
This impressively vicious thriller directed by Dominic Brunt (who played Paddy Kirk in Emmerdale for years) looks at first like straight-up exploitation nonsense with its opening shots of a bra-clad Joanne Mitchell covered in blood screaming in a bathroom as Victoria Smurfit (also gore-smeared and in her undies) climbs the stairs with a knife. But as the narrative rolls back to show how we got to this place, Bait reveals itself to be smarter and subtler than the usual genre workout. The two women, it turns out, are best friends who run a cake stall in a market and get suckered into making a deal with Jonathan Slinger’s exquisitely evil loan shark. You know he has to be vile early on...
This impressively vicious thriller directed by Dominic Brunt (who played Paddy Kirk in Emmerdale for years) looks at first like straight-up exploitation nonsense with its opening shots of a bra-clad Joanne Mitchell covered in blood screaming in a bathroom as Victoria Smurfit (also gore-smeared and in her undies) climbs the stairs with a knife. But as the narrative rolls back to show how we got to this place, Bait reveals itself to be smarter and subtler than the usual genre workout. The two women, it turns out, are best friends who run a cake stall in a market and get suckered into making a deal with Jonathan Slinger’s exquisitely evil loan shark. You know he has to be vile early on...
- 9/3/2015
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Emmerdale star Dominic Brunt has begun directing a new thriller film.
The actor, who plays Paddy Kirk on the ITV soap, will also act as a producer on The Taking, described as an "empowering female revenge thriller".
The film stars Victoria Smurfit (About a Boy) and Brunt's real-life wife Joanne Mitchell, while the screenplay has been written by Emmerdale writer Paul Roundell.
The Taking tells the story of market stall holders Bex (Smurfit) and Dawn (Mitchell) who are pushed to the limit after accepting a loan from vicious loan shark Jeremy (Jonathan Slinger) in order to open their own upmarket cafe.
The project is a co-production between Mitchell Brunt and Metrodome International.
Of the film, Brunt said: "I feel honoured and excited to be continuing the successful and creative working relationship with Metrodome. For me, The Taking represents a huge and ambitious leap forward."
Filming is currently taking place in West Yorkshire,...
The actor, who plays Paddy Kirk on the ITV soap, will also act as a producer on The Taking, described as an "empowering female revenge thriller".
The film stars Victoria Smurfit (About a Boy) and Brunt's real-life wife Joanne Mitchell, while the screenplay has been written by Emmerdale writer Paul Roundell.
The Taking tells the story of market stall holders Bex (Smurfit) and Dawn (Mitchell) who are pushed to the limit after accepting a loan from vicious loan shark Jeremy (Jonathan Slinger) in order to open their own upmarket cafe.
The project is a co-production between Mitchell Brunt and Metrodome International.
Of the film, Brunt said: "I feel honoured and excited to be continuing the successful and creative working relationship with Metrodome. For me, The Taking represents a huge and ambitious leap forward."
Filming is currently taking place in West Yorkshire,...
- 5/9/2014
- Digital Spy
Emmerdale stars Dominic Brunt and Mark Charnock have praised their upcoming DVD special, hailing its script as "fantastic". The actors recently completed work on Paddy and Marlon's Big Night In, which focuses on their characters as they experience "a not-so-quiet night in the country, and a morning after anybody would want to forget". Brunt and Charnock recently completed work on the spinoff project, which was officially unveiled at a press launch yesterday. Reflecting on the experience, Brunt commented: "We had a brilliant time filming the DVD - the story allowed us to just push the comedy element a bit further than we would normally be able to. Instead of [director] Mike [Lacey] telling us to take it down a notch, we were able to let go and get on with it. "Paul Roundell's script was fantastic and gave us the perfect (more)...
- 10/26/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Emmerdale bosses have announced plans for a new spinoff DVD centring around the characters of Paddy Kirk and Marlon Dingle. The popular double act, played by Dominic Brunt and Mark Charnock, will take centre stage in Paddy and Marlon's Big Night In, which is due for release in November. Penned by Emmerdale scriptwriter Paul Roundell and directed by the soap's assistant producer Tony Hammond, the feature-length episode has been tipped to follow "the events of a not-so-quiet night in the country, and a morning after anybody would want to forget". The story begins when Paddy and his girlfriend Rhona (Zoe Henry) are both desperate for a night out with their respective friends, leading to a debate over who should give up their plans and stay in with baby Leo. Hinting at what happens next, an Emmerdale statement teased: "A (more)...
- 8/16/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
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