Lynskey's only British movie to date, 'Shooters' depicts the
final week in the life of a gangster's leg man, J, who is having
marital problems and has an incurable addiction to cocaine.
The tone of the film is much darker and much more visceral
than most of the films Mel has been in. Playing Marie, Lynskey
co-stars alongside her former boyfriend, Andrew Howard.
This very much adds to the tension between
Marie and her
husband 'J', played out in graphic hysteria
towards the end of
the film. Like 'The Long Good Friday'
and 'Get Carter', there is
no upbeat resolution to the story.
Bleak it certainly is. Yet, it also proves
to be undeniably
gripping, well-acted and very well-written.
