Montana

(2014) ★½

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Despite the misleading title, Montana is part of the latest wave of low-budget British urban crime thrillers that takes us back kicking and screaming to the late-90s, when every other release seemed to be a bad British gangster movie. This one is The Karate Kid retooled for Canary Wharf.

East Ender McKell David is teenage drugs courier Montana (presumably named after Al Pacino’s Tony rather than the Big Sky state) who helps one-leggedSerbian hitman Lars Mikkelsen (Mads’ big brother) wreak vengeance on the London gang run by the Bosnian warlord (Pusher’s Zlatko Buric) who murdered his family back in the Balkans.

In charge of the Met’s racist footsoldiers, police boss Michelle Fairley kicks her heels on the sidelines as martial artsy mayhem ensues in saunas and warehouses. Despite the violence and sweary shouting, it’s all about as gritty as Grange Hill.

Certificate: 15

Duration: 109min

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