Morris Men

In a seaside town, a secret organisation goes up against a gang of criminals.

The general concept of this low-budget crime action feature is good guys versus bad guys. A British coastal town is being ravaged by crime with gang violence and drugs being everywhere and the main person responsible for this is crime boss Frankie (O'Hennessy). In the same town there are the Morris Men, a large number of people who primarily engage in dancing activities. However, there is another side to them, as they are actually an organisation of vigilantes and they aim to bring order to the area. As these two groups clash with each other, murders and hand-to-hand combat will ensue.

There are some interesting characters in this story. First, there is Frankie, the ruthless gangster and the main antagonist. Then, there is Sally (Anderson) a tough young woman and a member of the Morris Men and she is very committed to the goals of the organisation. Her reunion with Tommy (Chambers), her old flame, creates a romantic subplot. Tommy has returned to the town after spending time in the army and ends up joining the unique group. He is the central male character, a man who is suffering from his experiences in warfare. Then, there are the Morris Men in general (who in contrast to their organisation's name, have women members). Their appearance consists of wearing black clothing, including hats and having face paint. Their activities (apart from fighting crime) involve martial arts training (mostly with sticks), dancing and playing music, particularly drums and bagpipes. Their leader is Bagman (Campling), a middle-aged man with long hair and a beard.

Arguably, what stands out the most are the fight scenes and there are plenty of them, plenty of times seeing either Sally or Tommy punching, kicking or utilising sticks to fight bad guys and plenty of time watching them train. Although the fight scenes are not very realistic, they are entertaining.

The low production value is evident, with poor quality regarding the image. The camerawork appears amateur and clumsy and so does the editing which often involves dissolve techniques. The acting though is pretty decent.

The soundtrack is interesting and includes a variety of songs from the heavy metal, pop and electronic genre.

A low-budget action film with plenty of fighting and some romance. This is a story about redemption and courage. The low production value does bring it down, nevertheless the intriguing plot and the fight scenes are enough to make this an enjoyable viewing.