Sitting Target

Director Douglas Hickox constructs a gritty, relentless thriller from the raw materials of betrayal and brute force. He works with Oliver Reed's formidable physical presence to explore a character consumed by primal rage, using the prison setting as a pressure cooker for violence.

What lingers after the final frame is the bleak, uncompromising vision of a man who has nothing left to lose. The film delivers a potent dose of early 70s British crime realism, where escape is just the first step into a deeper trap. — MovieFinder Editorial