An awful tragedy, a mother and father have been brutally beaten and burnt alive by cruel thugs merely as the result of standing up for a robbery victim earlier that day. No justice from the police, and a tough case for anybody to take on. Enter Danny Dyer (Jimmy Vickers), those were his parents and little do the thugs know that Vickers is actually an ex-SAS interrogation hard-man.

It is fair to say that there is always a great deal of prejudice when it comes to seeing a Danny Dyer film. A general consensus usually forms, often before the film is even shown, and very often it is negative. Vendetta is in fact a slight exception to this, with it actually being the best Danny Dyer film yet. (But that is still far from the high standards of any Statham film though).

Playing the typical thug-film routine, the backdrop to the film is established in the first minutes. But the character development this time is continuous. As we get further into Vendetta we learn that Dyer’s character is deeper than imagined and not just a mug-hitting-thug.

Deserving of its 18 rating, Vendetta is violence galore. Speech, angry stare, violence, repeat. A successful formula to making any Danny Dyer film perhaps? Giving a breath of fresh air in the horror death department, Vendetta hosts some very creative death scenes. If you are not already cringing at the British Gangster clichés, then those will definitely make you. Especially at the thought of dying like that yourself. Geez.

Written, directed and edited by Stephen Reynolds, Vendetta should not be judged by the fact it is a typical Danny Dyer B-movie. Well it is … but it is one of the best ones.