a miss... but only just

“Eliminate: Archie Cookson” is almost a throwaway film; please wait to see it on Netflix. British Noir is a favorite genre and I will seek it out, always. In director, Rob Holder’s debut feature there is too much borrowed from “Lock, Stock,” “Circus,” “Snatch” and others. Paul Rhys gives a masterful performance as a washed up spy relegated to a desk job and finds himself the target of an ex-CIA hit man hilariously overplayed by Paul Ritter. But, the sparkling acting and often-witty dialogue don’t quite lift it out of the B-movie bin.