Montana (2014 film) explained

Montana
Director:Mo Ali
Producer:Mark Foligno. Gareth Maxwell Roberts
Screenplay:Jeremy Sheldon
Peter Lowe
Story:Peter Lowe
Starring:McKell David
Lars Mikkelsen
Music:Pablo Clements
James Griffith
Toydrum
Cinematography:Jean-Paul Seresin
Editing:Kim Gaster
Studio:Entertainment One
Distributor:Entertainment One
Runtime:108 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

Montana is a 2014 British action film directed by Mo Ali[1] set in the East End of London starring McKell David as the title character in his first lead role in a feature film. He has since been in the TV series Holby City as Lloyd Kramer.[2] The score was composed by Toydrum.[3]

Plot

A 14-year-old drug-runner called Montana (McKell David) gets haunted by crime lord Lazarus. Facing death, he is rescued by ex-Serbian Commando Dimitrije (Lars Mikkelsen), a man with a dark past who wants to destroy Lazarus and his criminal empire. Dimitrije trains Montana to be an assassin, and they plan their revenge on Lazarus to wipe him out for good.

Cast

Production

Shooting of the film took six weeks on locations all over London, including Hackney, Poplar, Brick Lane, Whitechapel, Greenwich,[5] during February and March 2013.[6]

On casting of McKell David, director Mo Ali said: "From the first time I met McKell David, I knew I'd found my Montana."[7]

Review from Independent reads: "Director Mo Ali has an obvious flair for action – but little instinct for story or characterisation. At times, his new film plays like an episode of Grange Hill, as if directed by Quentin Tarantino."[8]

Reception

Empire Magazine gave it 3/5 stars in their review: "Tougher than a box of nails, this is a brassy revenge thriller that refuses to pull its punches."[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Montana. Turner Classic Movies. Turner Broadcasting System. United States. 14 May 2018.
  2. Web site: McKell David - IMDb. IMDb. August 15, 2017.
  3. Web site: A MO ALI FILM // FULL SCORE BY TOYDRUM // COMING SOON 2015 . Sep 2016.
  4. Web site: Montana (2014) - IMDb. . January 16, 2018.
  5. Web site: Montana The Movie - A Striking Showcase For London's Talent.. 2014-12-09. en-GB. 2016-06-29.
  6. Web site: Montana.
  7. Web site: Montana The Movie - A Striking Showcase For London's Talent.. 2014-12-09. en-GB. 2016-06-29.
  8. Web site: Montana, film review: Low-budget British thriller ignores plotting or. . 2014-12-12. en-GB. 2016-06-29.
  9. Web site: Montana. Errigo. Angie. Empire. en. 2016-06-29.