![]() Anyone that has even the tiniest interest in the art of movie-making should see this film. But, like it says on the cover, it is a no-budget tribute to the bad actionflicks of the 80's and 90's. It's not exciting and it is lightyears away from being a riveting actionmovie. It feels kind of borrowed, but still stands on it's own. The jokes, the bullets, the explosions and the car-crashes are all nicely woven together by Samir El Alaouis funky rockmusic. He is definitely present in each and every one of his scenes. Eyes, voice, body language - it is all there. It is pretty remarkable to see an amateur-actor be so totally immersed in his character. Marwin Brandt, Henrics little brother, is asset #2. Through him the image of Börje becomes that of a man who definitely is a couple of cans short of a six-pack. Peter Kirs, as professional(?) hit-man Börje, is one of Overkills two biggest assets. Hilarious even! Some of the stiff dialogue is outweighed by conversations that will have you in stitches. What I WILL sit here and tell you is that Overkill is fun. Branbomm pays nothing for their talent, and no talent is (usually) what they get. I'm not even going to sit here and tell you that Overkill is well-acted, because let's be honest - nepotism is what this kind of movie-making is all about, and everyone and his brother has stepped out to help Branbomm complete their film. Branbomm Films has spent 18.000 Swedish kronor - $2.400 - on it (but then again, that is $2.400 for three years of shooting carcrashes, explosions and manical shootouts.I guess one could consider it as close to no-budget film-making as it is possibly get - and still spend money). ![]() I'm not going to sit here and tell you that it's made with no money at all. I'm not going to sit here and tell you that Overkill is a splendid piece of film. Bought from one of the biggest DVD-sites in Sweden (). Four years, four months and fifteen days later, without ever having met any of them, I'm holding the DVD-cover of Overkill in my hand. Whether or not Brandt and Bommelin on August 1st, when the shooting of Overkill began, had any thoughts about reaching beyond their own suburb - I don't know. The kind of movies that for the most part only amuse the participants and, possibly, their friends. No-budget movies, the kind where you engage the talents of relatives and friends in something you shoot in your own backyard. They have made a whole bunch of movies together. kidnaps Axels sister, Alex, it becomes personal - and the boys go to war! Director Henric Brandt and photographer Stefan Bommelin are the two halves that is Branbomm Film. The flying bullets and constant death threats doesn't seem to bother Per and Axel, but when the president of B.R.O.T.T. They have no idea what to do with it, but soon find themselves the targets of a neverending stream of beige-clad hit men sent out by the president of the corporation B.R.O.T.T. What does matter is that it by accident falls into the hands of two trailer-trash lowlifes, Per Värsh and Axel Wadd. But hey, what do I know? Overkill is about a computer-disc containing who-knows-what, it really doesn't matter. Have you seen a really bad actionflick lately? You know, the kind where the bad guys can't shoot, where the heroes are dressed in high fashion, where sunglasses are frequent and where the big bad boss is suffering from a case of serious diarrhea of the mouth? I'm pretty sure 28 year old director Henric Brandt has been fed these kinds of films intravenously, and that there somewhere inside of him sits a tiny Michael Bay who longs to break free and direct jetfighters against a beautiful Californian sunset. That (the headline) is how comedian Jeff Foxworthy defines "redneck", but he might as well be talking about Branbomm Films Overkill.
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