13 (2010)

13 is a remake of the 2005 French/Georgian release 13 Tzameti.A young man desperate for money follows cryptic instructions that he steal from a dead man, the instructions lead him to an underground gambling syndicate where the 'game'.......is Russian Roulette, and there will be only one winner.

To be honest I'd never heard of either films, I don't think the US remake got a UK release but when I saw the cast (Jason Statham, Micky Rouke, Ray Winstone, 50 Cent) I thought it had to be worth a punt.
It's a tense, bloody affair, enlightened slightly by a manic performance by Michael Shannon as the 'host' of the event Henry, he stands perched on a step ladder SHOUTING instructions,eyes wild for the entire movie, like the Joker without the make-up!

Worth a shot, pun intended.

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