Lava

2001

Comedy / Crime / Thriller

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 67% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 67% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.4/10 10 257 257

Director

Joe Tucker Photo
Joe Tucker

Top cast

Andrew Tiernan Photo
Andrew Tiernan as Squeegee merchant
Joe Tucker Photo
Joe Tucker as Smiggy
Johann Myers Photo
Johann Myers as Curtis
Golda Rosheuvel Photo
Golda Rosheuvel as Warden 643
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865.35 MB
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English 2.0
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25 fps
1 hr 34 min
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1.57 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
de  us  es  fr  it  nl  pl  sv  ja  
25 fps
1 hr 34 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by rmfr 10 / 10

Fresh and funny

Lava has taken a long time to get to the cinemas. Unjustifiably, really. It is a funny, well-acted movie. It is hyper-violent, but most of the violence is off-camera. And Joe Tucker's Smiggy character has some inspired, loopy moments of byplay. Look out for the "You talkin' to me?" Taxi-driver hommage. Hilarious.
Reviewed by critic67

Good Debut

Like a cross between Taxi Driver and Rising Damp, Joe Tucker's debut shows a real flair.It has drive and energy and like most interesting Brit Flicks of the last few years (like the excellent 'Dead Babies')it suffered at the hands of terrible distribution.At times this is difficult to watch, Tom Bell takes hideous to a new level, but it's a brave and worthwhile 90 minutes.Well worth a rental.
Reviewed by mustican 6 / 10

Lava

If you haven't been to London, you have been losing too much. If you have been to London but totally forgot to walk around, this is even worse. But to have an idea, you could certainly watch Lava. For an unknown reason, Lava gives me the feeling of London, although most of the film takes place indoors. Philip works in a supermarket. He is a quiet person, he lives with his dad and his sick brother. All he wants is to revenge on the assailant who beaten up his brother to disability. When Philip finds out about the assailant's release, he persuades his lodger Smiggy(Joe Tucker) to assist him. After buying the necessary gadgets to kill him, they set off to his girlfriend's flat to finish him off but find that he is not at home. While waiting they find out that she has stolen big amount of cocaine from a Jamaican gang. With Notting Hill carnival backgrounds, this black comedy crime film gives us a bit of a feeling of a play. That leads us to think that director Tucker's movie was made with limited resources. However, a delight to watch this small film. *** out of *****
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