Simple, isolated and impressive Wheatley's 'Free Fire' is a joy to watch. More clear cut than other works such as 'Kill List' this action romp is surprisingly funny and very accessible as a viewer. With distinct and extremely detailed characters the film is impressive and entirely worth your time

Obviously similar to reservoir dogs and in a good way. The film manages to do a great job with character development during a constant gunfight and also with cinematography in the same warehouse the whole time. I did think the film could have used some higher stakes in all aspects though. Overall really enjoyable and memorable. A24 has not disappointed me yet.

I enjoy a movie that doesn't pretend to be anything but what it actually is. That is the case with Free Fire. Its a single location, shoot 'em up film that doesn't try to act like its important movie making.Set in the 1970s, two gangs take part in a weapons deal inside a deserted warehouse in Boston. The deal goes sideways and the gangs start shooting at each other from almost point blank range. That's it for plot. The majority of the movie is the actors crawling around in the dirt and rubble of the warehouse trying to pick each other off. Its not rocket science, but it was fun.Armie Hammer, Brie Larsen, Cillian Murphy, and Shalto Copley are the head liners. The remainder of the cast were unknowns to me. The two gangs hurl insults and bullets are one another. They all get shot and/or injured and spend the movie bleeding and cursing at each other. Friends turn on each other, a third group appears shooting at them, someone has betrayed them. All this has a point which gets revealed later in the film, but its besides the point. If you like mindless action, funny dialogue, and impossible situations, this is the movie for you.

I'd say style over substance but really the style is meh. Everything is amateur and really feels like a student film. Everything is boring and annoying after the first 10 minutes: from the acting, to the plot, to the cinematography, to the action, to the one location of the film. Too much of the film is just things happening with no real progress and nothing is satisfying. It just keeps going. Characters die but you don't care either way. There is not good or bad guy, You hope everyone dies and there is no fun in it. The whole thing is filler and it struggles to reach it's 90 minute run time. 3/10 because there were a couple neat images and ideas (some desktop wallpaper material). A very tiring film in the end not worth your time, just look at a few stills and move on.