Hell to Pay (2005 film)

Hell to Pay is a 2005 British film by Roberto Gomez Martin, his directorial debut, about a gangster's life who is from the London East End. It is based on the semi-autobiographical story of Dave Courtney, who plays character of Dave Malone in the film.

Hell to Pay
Original video release
Directed byRoberto Gomez Martin
StarringDave Courtney
Billy Murray
Edited byBrian Hovmand
Music byRyan S. Jones
Release date
  • 31 October 2005 (2005-10-31)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Dave Malone (Dave Courtney), a British gangster, is set up by his own brother Larry Malone (Billy Murray) to murder a rival crime boss. Dave avoids the scheme and subsequently the murder charge made against him, whilst planning to eliminate the competition and take over the lucrative London crime trade.[1]

The oil-on-canvas depicting the crucifixion used in the film was painted by real-life East End gangster Ronnie Kray, as it was given to Dave Courtney as a present just before he died in prison.

Cast

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Reviews and Ratings

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According to the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, only 18% of over 250 reviewers gave the film a positive review. The websites critics note, "Worst western ever. the acting/script is hilariously bad and the plot plays like a boring history lesson", another critic "I very, very rarely fail to finish a movie, but this is one of them. I got about two-thirds through it, and I just couldn't take it any more...". This review is for a different film of the same name.

On another review aggregator, IMDb, the film received 4.1/10 stars. With almost 300 ratings, 21.7% gave the film 1/10 stars, but 20.3% of reviewers gave the film 10/10 starts. 38.1% of reviewers rated the film above 5 stars, and the other 61.9% rated the film 5 stars or below.

Roberto Gomez Martin

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Roberto Gomez Martin is the director of "Hell to Pay". He is a director and actor, born in London, England, in 1969.

He also helped produce the movies "The Monuments Men"(2014), "Sucker Punch"(2008), "God's Acre"(2015), and others.

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