London Boulevard – 2010 Certificate18
Directed by William Monahan
Not everyone is a fan of Colin Farrell, but no-one turns down a gangster flick about a newly released prisoner who is trying to clean up his act. Wait, a criminal cleaning up his act? Ok, give it a go. The story line was a little weak, so Collin Farrell aka Mitchell (typical east-end character name – check) goes legit and gets himself a job doing security for a recluse movie star (Kiera Knightley) who is hassled by them pervy Paps after a scandal about her doing the dirty. But, oh no! Mitchell gets tangled with some vicious gangster – Gant played by Gangster playing legend Ran Winstone.
My first no-no was Mr Farrell trying his hand at a cockney accent – fail. Winstone, did not disappoint, as usual, plenty of lewd and crude coming from him and his team of thugs, overall well played. Keira Knightley did an alright job of stereo typically falling in love with the lead. Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, some nudity and drug use, yeah you’ll find that but don’t be disappointed if you find stuffing popcorn up your nose more entertaining.
** out of 5
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