iamtherobotman

My biggest pet hate in film, is when 'they' try to make something 'arty', and 'clever', but just end up making the biggest pile of pretentious cow dung known to Mankind.

That's what this film does.

Why can't the camera be stationary for longer than 3 seconds? Why this constant motion? Why is the script so bad? Why is lighting do bad? And perhaps most importantly. Why in the name of all things holy, did James McAvoy get involved in this? Is this really where his career has taken him?

I have seen worse films, i want to make that clear, but i also have to make it clear that i haven't seen many worse than this. I've made it to the end of some awful films, because they at least had something there, which kept you watching, if for no other reason than to see just how bad it could actually get. This one? I managed to reach the 45 minute mark, and i had to turn off. It has nothing redeemable about it. It's so bad, i ended up washing the dishes, and that was more fun than watching this.

This adds nothing to the now standard quirky 'Lundun' jolly jape, genre of film.

We see a lot of the usual suspects from these 'Lundun' based films appearing here, with just enough newer faces added in to keep it relatively fresh.

Why the Mod aspect? I don't know, as it could've been made about any group of people, maybe even East End Market stall holders...Oh wait a minute, Eastenders has had that covered for the last 40 odd years.

It wouldn't surprise me if many in this cast have appeared in Eastenders.

I don't know what the plot was. Something about drugs going missing...blah...blah...blah. Cockney oi oi...Cockney oi oi... Cockney oi oi. The End.

Not a bad film in all fairness. Very clearly made on a tight budget (i believe it cost £50k), and that has to be taken into consideration when rating it.

In fairness, the acting wasn't bad, and about what you'd expect for £50k, in truth.

The editing was the main thing which let this down. It was a bit jumbled, and all over the place, particularly in the early part of the film, where they're obviously looking to lay the foundations for the final act, when all the main characters would come together. Yes it could've been done smoother, but it got the job done.

I'm not going to say that this came to life in the final third of the film, but the story definitely ran smoother than the previous thirds. It was a predictable ending, which you saw coming from quite a way off, but it was somewhat satisfying.

Overall, it's not a great film, but as i said, with the £50k budget, they did very well.