A feeble attempt to make a PC Chandler-style noir set in London today. Of course the BBC Films & BFI logos at the start are signs of a right-on multicultural PC propaganda story to follow and they rarely disappoint.
When the French make films set in the darkly lit streets of Paris (or wherever) they always come across as edgy and gritty. when we Brits do it, it usually comes across as cheap and dingy.
..... the poor quality soundtrack makes this film incomprehensible.
London, of course, is where you go to make a lot of money - and also to launder a lot of money if you have money that needs cleaning up - normally done through the kind of real estate transactions at the center of the narrative. I have a real weakness for non-traditional detectives and Tommy Ahktar is swimming against the current when it comes to the expectations of a fictional PI - basically a one-woman man it seems - no car, no gun - no trench coat - living at home with his dad.
Laughbly absure nonsense. Not long into this movie it was apparent the script was badly floundering.
Depending not just on your skin color, but religion ... there are some people who may view you in a certain way.
I genuinely doubt they could have made this film worse, even if they had tried. To be frank, the main entertainment value was shouting at the screen, 'Oh, come on, this can't get any worse!
01/19/2020 I didn't expect much but it's the best movie that I watched this week-end (15+ movies) Good acting, reasonably believable storyline, well worth your time to watch.
Love Riz Ahmed's performance in this. You really do end up rooting for him.
