In an unspecified city in what is probably the 1970s, a South African gun-runner meets with two IRA operatives who want to buy weapons from him. The meeting is facilitated by an intermediary named Justine, and both sides bring a couple of low level grunts with them to handle the tedious business of actual loading and unloading the weapons. And for added security, because lets face it everyone here is a criminal and nobody trusts anyone else.
Unfortunately, the choice of those grunts is going to prove to be a lit match in the powder keg environment of a high stakes black market gun deal. Conflicting agendas and plans - not all of them obvious from the outset - are about to collide in a brutal (and often brutally funny) showdown of shifting loyalties, priorities and purposes.
Free Fire has a stellar cast who deliver strong performances and a tight, packed to bursting script that feels longer than its 90 minute run time, but in a good way. If you at all enjoyed Reservoir Dogs but think that Tarantino's a little bit too pompous in his film-making, you definitely need to check this one out. Alternatively, if you are at all a fan of quirky black comedies, then it is most definitely worth a look.
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