Movie review
November 5, 2021 · 87 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Bull is a 2021 British crime thriller in which a vicious mob enforcer returns after ten years presumed dead to methodically hunt down the gang that betrayed him, including his ex-wife and her mob-boss father, in a quest that mixes graphic revenge with a supernatural resurrection twist. The narrative centers on personal betrayal, family dysfunction, heroin addiction, and unrelenting violence within a traditional London gangland setting. No identity-driven themes, political dialogue, forced representation, or modern activist messaging appear in the story, casting, or execution.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Bull.
Woke representation / casting
Traditional all-British cast perfectly suited to the working-class London gangland setting with no mismatches, swaps, or visible diversity mandates.
Woke political dialogue
Zero political, activist, or ideological dialogue; story runs entirely on personal revenge and criminal betrayal.
Identity-driven story themes
Core engine is classic revenge, family betrayal, drugs, and violence with no identity-politics arcs, girlboss dynamics, or representation focus.
Western institutional / cultural critique
No modern activist framing of patriarchy, toxic masculinity, capitalism, or Western institutions; violence remains personal and amoral.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Complete absence of any backlash claiming woke, activist, or left-wing messaging.
Creator track record context
Director’s prior gritty crime films show no activist or identity-politics pattern.
Production
