Film: Flat thriller fails to hit the target

Reviewed: Dead Man Down, directed by Niels Arden Oplev. Nationwide, cert 15A. Rating: 2/5. I'm So Excited, directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Selected cinemas, cert 16. Rating: 2/5.

Colin Farrell in Dead Man Down.

Reviewed: Dead Man Down

**Directed by Niels Arden Oplev**

**Nationwide, cert 15A**

**Rating:** 2/5

As a reward for steering Stieg Larsson's novel The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo to the big screen, Hollywood allowed Danish director Niels Arden Oplev to helm a vast, convoluted night-time thriller equipped with proper film stars and an arsenal of weapons. The result is **Dead Man Down**, a daft title for a daft film that works better as ...