Review – Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

This is the Brit indie tale of Albert Pierrepoint (Timothy Spall), ordinary bloke and pub owner on his own time, but at work he’s the British government’s official hangman. The picture follows the protagonist’s career from when he first blundered into the job to when his conscience started to bother him and he resigned. Along the way he gives the long drop to an interesting cast of characters from Nazi war criminals to a personal friend. The production is interesting without being as inspirational as they seem to hope it will be. Mildly amusing