
Fresh out of prison, Mitchel wants nothing to do with crime but accepts a kip from Billy, a marginal grafter, and accompanies Billy on rent collection trips. He's also old school, wanting revenge on two youths for assaulting a mendicant he's befriended. He's got a strung-out sister to protect, and he's offered a job protecting a famous actress from paparazzi. The plot lines join when Michael finds himself attracted to the actress and Billy's Mob boss, Gant, finds ways to forc... (Full plot summary below)
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Fresh out of prison, Mitchel wants nothing to do with crime but accepts a kip from Billy, a marginal grafter, and accompanies Billy on rent collection trips. He's also old school, wanting revenge on two youths for assaulting a mendicant he's befriended. He's got a strung-out sister to protect, and he's offered a job protecting a famous actress from paparazzi. The plot lines join when Michael finds himself attracted to the actress and Billy's Mob boss, Gant, finds ways to force Michael work for him. He also warns Michael off revenge against the assailants of his friend. What are Michael's options: is there any way to avoid Gant, protect his sister, and find a path to love?
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| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfFlawed but impressively executed, the movie has a distinct reverberation that holds the formula together, making the mean business of unlawful behavior convincing in the face of absolute predictability. |
| MovielineStephanie ZacharekIt reminds me more of Shane Black's "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang," though ultimately it's darker and more raggedy around the margins. Still, Monahan, like Black and unlike Ritchie, has some feeling for his characters. |
| New York PostKyle SmithTake a stroll down London Boulevard if you enjoy surly, smart, hard-edged British crime movies like "Sexy Beast" and "Croupier." |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldA stylish if familiar tale of a man hopelessly entangled in his past. |
| OK! MagazinePhil VillarrealColin Farrell and Keira Knightley make a dynamite pairing. |
| The Hollywood ReporterRay BennettIt satisfies not only in the tradition of yarns boiled hard and wry, but as a savvy comment on fame and ambition. |
| IndieWireEric KohnAs exercises in pulp go, this one yields a solid workout. |
| Sky CinemaTim EvansThanks to a top-notch cast, which also features Thewlis as a stoned luvvie and Friel as Mitchel's sluttish sot of a sister, plus a wry script, this stands head and shoulders above recent geezer fare. |
| The A.V. ClubAlison WillmoreThe directorial debut of William Monahan, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of "The Departed," London Boulevard collapses under the weight of its own ideas and the amount of talent it has to burn. |
| London Evening StandardDavid SextonAs a pastiche of so many previous gangster movies, it's lazily enjoyable. But it doesn't repay any thought. |