Synopsis
William has failed to kill himself so many times that he outsources his suicide to aging assassin Leslie. But with the contract signed and death assured within a week (or his money back), William suddenly discovers reasons to live... However Leslie is under pressure from his boss to make sure the contract is completed.
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Cast
- Aneurin BarnardWilliam
- Tom WilkinsonLeslie
- Freya MavorEllie
- Christopher EcclestonHarvey
- Marion BaileyPenny
- Velibor TopicIvan
- Nigel LindsayBrian
- Gethin AnthonyCharlie
- Marcia WarrenMargaret
- Emma Campbell-JonesWilliam's Mum
Recommendations
- 50
Los Angeles Times
A stellar cast and a breezy tone partially compensate for the movie’s shortcomings. - 42
Original-Cin
It’s a tricky premise, and maybe a bit too much for first time writer/director Tom Edmunds Not even the reassuring presence of Tom Wilkinson, who makes everything he’s in better, can right this particular ship. - 40
The Guardian
Dead in a Week is striving for a weirdly sentimental kind of black-comic farce, and it doesn’t work. - 40
Screen Daily
There is a mixture of styles in Dead In A Week that never quite gels. - 40
Time Out
Perhaps the film might have survived the tortuous plotting, sub-sitcom jokes and drab direction if it wasn’t for Barnard’s woefully misjudged, wet blanket performance, but it’s highly doubtful.
