men - Cillian Murphy’s Chris and
Michael Smiley’s Frank - arrive
at a Boston warehouse with the
intention of buying an arsenal
of machine guns, accompanied
by the latter’s unhinged junkie
brother in-law Stevo (Sam Ri-
ley) and his laid back pal Bernie
(Enzo Cilenti). The seller is South
African douchebag Vernon
(Sharlto Copley), flanked by his
former Black Panther sidekick
Martin (Babou Ceesay) and a
pair of heavies in Jack Reynor’s
Harry and Noah Taylor’s Gor-
don. Acting as go-betweens are
Armie Hammer’s suave negotia-
tor Ord and Brie Larson’s Jus-
tine, the sole female caught in a
dick-swinging contest.
Free Fire is strongest in its early
scenes as Wheatley and co-writ-
er Amy Jump lay out their side-
burn sporting chess pieces on
the board. The Boston accents
are about as authentic as the
Irish brogues of Live by Night,
with Americans played uncon-
vincingly by British, Irish and
Australian actors. Ironically, it’s
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