Yet another Hollywood remake

My heart sank when I read that classic gangster flick The Long Good Friday has been green lit to be given a 'refresh', or an American slanted overhaul. The alarm bells immediately start ringing when you hear the movie is being transplanted from London to Miami and get deafening when you realise the writing / directorial task has been given to Paul WS Anderson – he of Alien Vs Predator and Soldier tosh, and does anyone remember Shocking….sorry Shopping?! And how will they top a memorable score by Francis Monkman in the original? I doubt a mixture of sports metal and rave music will really have the same impact.

Quite what this reworking might include is anyone’s guess but with the track record of Mr Anderson you can probably expect the ruining of a perfectly good storyline…one things for sure, as Hollywood doesn't do realistic films that often the ending is bound to be different... let’s see now…

Vin Diesel plays a prosperous US gangster, who is about to close a lucrative new deal when bombs start showing up in very inconvenient places. A mysterious syndicate (Al Qaeda) is trying to muscle in on his action, and Vin wants a piece of em as all mayhem ensues. With the uniting of the traditional warring factions of Miami’s underworld under Vin’s leadership the threat of global terrorism is destroyed...yadda, yadda....

As fearsome East End underworld boss’ Harry Shand would say:
“Hollywood remakes?! I shit em!”