The Big Ugly (2020)

... but a very solid 4. I *wanted* to like the film but Vinnie going off on a lengthy, philosophical, big word-laden rant finished it for me. I could have spewed. It was already shïte at that point & got progressively worse. Only gave it a 4 because it was dedicated to Mr Jones's late wife who died recently.

Fmovies: From the beginning there's lazy narration, lazy character introductions, nothing really happening.. the women are reduced to objects, the men just kinda grunt and barely do much. Some guy gets shot in a barn for seems like no reason at all. A movie is supposed to be visual/ moving... but the characters just sit around the whole time talking to each other about the same thing over and over. There's no real character goals. Who is the hero? Vinnie Jones or Nicholas Braun? Who is the villain? Junior or Ron Perlman? Really didn't know who to root for or against. Leven Rambin was very underutilized. I was expecting an awesome Vinnie Jones vs deliverance backcountry Appalachia, violent, action packed and instead got a snooze fest. Also I feel like The Gentlemen is basically the same movie idea but done much better and with way more clever dialogue and scenes.

Possibly because my expectations were so low I liked it more than it deserved, but I don't think so. I like the actors, the story sounded good and the price was right, so I bought for my collection. Happily, I liked it a lot. Why? Well, to begin with, it portrayed several somewhat complex relationships; Neelyn and Fiona, Neelyn and Harris, Harris and Preston, Preston and Milt, Junior and pretty much everyone. Point is, there were many varied and unique character connections. The characters themselves were well fleshed out, most with a back story.

The amount and degree of action was appropriate and entertaining. Killing may have been a bit overdone (a bunch of people killed a bunch of people).

I feel that the production elements like photography, settings, fight choreography, directing, etc. were all above average.

Unlike some other reviewers, I thought the acting was top notch.

Bottom line, give it a chance... you may like it.

The Big Ugly fmovies. I was initially interested in this because of an article about it being filmed in the area of Morehead, KY. Malcolm McDowell's son was so bored spending time in Morehead that he requested to go home rather than spend another night walking around in the local Walmart. I don't blame him.

I started out watching out of morbid B movie curiosity, but eventually warmed up to the story. I've known guys like "Junior" IRL and in many movies. Immediately upon meeting Junior, I knew this movie version would probably be getting his comeuppance in the end. However, I didn't know how everyone else's story would play out. There were a lot of small stories being woven into the picture and those are what kept me around. I don't feel it was time wasted.

I think this is my first review. I only wrote it because I thought some of the others were much too harsh.

Any movie with Vinnie Jones it it, you know it's good. I love his natural gangster style appearance and demeanor in his movies. Given his reputation of "the toughest football player ever"... he is perfect in playing the villain. Good to see legendary actor Malcolm McDowell still going strong. (Calligula, Clockwork Orange)

This movie is a bit of a change to other Vinnie Jones movies... here he plays an aging gangster with a compassionate heart. A very good performance.

This is not the best of this genre movie I have watched, but I do rank it up pretty high. I enjoyed it.

Don't expect another Lock Stock type film and don't expect too much. The story line was pretty good but sad to say some of the acting was not. Watched it till the end and never once thought about turning it off.