Three And Out (2008) 7/10

Starring : Mackenzie Crook, Colm Meaney, Imelda Staunton, Gemma Arterton
Director : Jonathan Gershfield
Running Time : 96 mins

When tube driver Paul Callow (Crook) hears that, if he accidentally hits three people in a month he’ll get laid off with ten years pay, he decides to seek out a willing victim who wants to die and is willing to jump under his train to guarantee his pay out, but once he gets his intended victim, Tommy Cassidy (Meaney), he starts to rethink the situation.

Although not the slapstick comedy I was expecting, this was actually an entertaining light hearted drama which takes the notion of suicide and makes it accessible to the masses without mocking the situation. Meaney plays his usual loveable rogue, with Crook providing the straight man role for the most part, and Arterton is thrown in for basic sex appeal. Worth checking out, just so you can make your own judgement without listening to the general populous ranting about how inaccurate the movie is.

You’ll like this if you liked : In Bruges