Reviewed by Jon Barton

Recently re-released on shiny DVD format, while MPK is entertaining it is nonetheless another PAM. It's the sheer magnitude of work that has obviously gone into the quality and thought-process of the movie that makes it so enjoyable. While there was no especial narrative other than a simple cat and mouse protagonist vs. antagonist scenario, it was without question hugely enjoyable and often very entertaining.

There are moments in MPK that make you squirm thinking about how long it must have taken. Detailed without a doubt. Its a shame that sometimes the contrasts dive and rise unexpectedly, leaving you with uneven narrative arcs and dangerously unpredictable scenery that make you wonder where and how low (or indeed high) the movie will go to gain the desired shot, be it a pan, track or straight cut. MPK tends to use these said ideas to its advantage by bringing out the slow-mo shots and tracking the action as it happens, often close up. It's always to the film's credit overall, producing fast paced action on a credible level. Bearing in mind credibility has far less focus in a movie that uses an ECU shot to establish x-ray like detail to a 'T'. Good fun for an evening's entertainment. Its a shame though that for all its quality I can't see my taste for the PAM stretching beyond a first viewing. Shelf life is not one of MPK's strengths in my mind, which is a damn shame considering the effort that went into it.

On par with everything gone before, but strangely expendable when it comes down to it. As said, its fun for what its worth.


7/10