“Essex Vendetta” (** out of four) was a half-hearted underworld melodrama about an ordinary family man (Michael McKell) who attempts to rise above his class and take on all comers in the criminal underworld, no matter how big or large and regardless of the consequences. Working-class English brogue is rhythmic and stylish and holds your interest for a while but soon it becomes tiresome and monotonous, just like the movie itself. Both Guy Ritchie’s “Lock, Stock, And Two Smoking Barrels” and “Snatch” went through the same territory with much more style and flash.