Many refer to death wish when reviewing this but it's nothing like that, it's far deeper. This plays more on the ugly sometimes sordid underbelly of modern society. Throw in a geriatric hero whose not the modern hard man, but an ex-commando.Then is it mistrust or general lawlessness when whole communities disregard and attack police forces. There are certain people and areas that feel it was better when the likes of Kray's and Richardson's ruled the roost.