One Last Deal 2026 by AverageMansReviews

One Last Deal 2026 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there are drugs/references to sexual assault/domestic violence and racism

This is a day in the life of: briefly; Jimmy Banks [Danny Dyer:] he is a football/soccer agent with plenty of bravado and has a history of alcoholism; his client is Matt Gravish [Elliott Rogers:] here is Banks' only client and they go back many years, but is currently facing serious time behind bars for sexual assault.

Generally speaking: well we have a lot to cover; the backdrop to this project is based in Banks' office so we don't leave this location and consequently it is very much a location-based project, yes we may have things coming into and out of this location such as TV or telephone calls or Banks himself; but we don't leave this location once we are here; so the framework is excellent and on a quick side note; this would be a good project to turn into a theatre production; because a high percentage of people like football/soccer, if you could get Dyer to perform live and not forgetting the production costs would be relatively low based on it taking place in one location. But I digress; the pacing of this movie needs time to warm up as it only goes on for roughly 89 minutes.

Art and character development; the scene and wardrobe designer are excellent as we have this location that indicates it at one point or another is a very busy location with it indicating that Banks spends more time here than what he clearly should and what with him wearing the old-fashioned trousers and braces which with his colourful language and being a Londoner; he clearly is a poster individual for what a yuppie; back in the day of the 1980s, we also have now and again these elegant little moments of the day moving on with sunlight changing position.

Character developments, performance and voice performances; unfortunately this is where this project loses some marks; broadly speaking to begin with the character developments are good, you get a real sense of these individuals are. But what doesn't sit too well with me is; we are dealing with a sensitive subject and we get no major exposition other than the recordings; meaning we have no idea if Banks; was drunk at the time [I am not using this as an excuse just for the record I am just trying to highlight, this would have been useful exposition] or just focused on working hard to provide for his family at the time or just didn't see it, I also need to highlight if you knew this information, I seriously doubt it that you would have not done something about it, so he is in a bad guy, at worst may be and clearly clueless; I mean this would have been crucial exposition, because it indicates to us what kind of person Banks is deep down. Which conversely makes this other individual look potentially immature and vengeful amongst other things; I mean all it would have taken is some memory recalls from Banks' respective so he/we could piece together; this is one of those occasions where I feel on reflection they really did drop the ball on this crucial and vitally important character development.

Dyer puts in a masterful and powerful performance; in particular when it feels like the pacing has got up to speed and he can take full control of this film in its entirety; he shows great depth in this performance; a Londoner which is very much his forte, to him being pushed to the limits and his more vulnerable and caring nature; he should be getting either lots more work based off this performance or/and at minimum positive awards nominations for this performance; because without him this film would be nothing as he puts in a whole range of moving emotions and the voice performances; they are all good as well.

This film receives: 9/10, this film is excellent; on reflection I would have given a lesser mark based on what they clearly found to be... highly annoying and irritating, but I am stuck to my original marking based on Dyer's performance; so in summary I said to myself I would give this marking but also make it clear I was not best pleased with this lack of informative crucial character developments