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London (2006)

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Reviews Counted:36

Fresh:5

Rotten:31

Average Rating:3.3/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong sexual content, pervasive language and drug use, and some violence.

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Feb 10, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: When Syd (Chris Evans) learns that his ex-girlfriend London (Jessica Biel) is leaving New York without telling him, he responds by impulsively crashing her going away party. Once there fear catches... When Syd (Chris Evans) learns that his ex-girlfriend London (Jessica Biel) is leaving New York without telling him, he responds by impulsively crashing her going away party. Once there fear catches up to him, rather than confront her, he holes up in the bathroom with a pile of cocaine and Bateman (Jason Statham), an enigmatic Englishman he just met. As the two engage in a drug-fueled conversation that runs the gamut from entropy to S&M to the meaning of life, Syd struggles to work up the nerve to talk to London before it's too late. Writer-director Hunter Richards' directorial debut, LONDON, is an alternately hilarious and harrowing meditation on life, religion, sex and love, told from the perspective of a young man cast adrift after losing the one thing he cares about. LONDON challenges us to reexamine our most deeply held beliefs. It also offers a window into a generation of affluent young adults born to the excesses of the 1980s and now searching for meaning in their materially full but spiritually bereft lifestyles. --© Samuel Goldwyn Films [More]

Starring: Chris Evans, Jessica Biel, Jason Statham, Isla Fisher

Starring: Chris Evans, Jessica Biel, Jason Statham, Isla Fisher, Joy Bryant, Ned Bellamy, Kelli Garner, John Haymes Newton, Dane Cook, Leelee Sobieski

Director: Hunter Richards

Director: Hunter Richards
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

...ultimately comes off as a well-intentioned failure that admittedly might hold some appeal for fans of the various actors...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
10/03/08
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Be very afraid.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
04/22/08
J. R. Jones
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
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An acting exercise (and not a very interesting one) disguised as a film.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Lewis Beale
Lewis Beale
Film Journal International

...if you don’t mind watching people who are better looking than you coking up for 90 minutes...

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
03/24/06
JoBlo
JoBlo
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...witless and pointless.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
02/27/06
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

London is a very simple character piece that is not for every taste. I recommend the film, but I fully expect some that see it based on my recommendation will curse my name come the end credits.

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02/27/06
Jeff Otto
Jeff Otto
IGN Movies

While it shouldn't work, it does.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
02/18/06
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

Grating and wildly unpleasant from beginning to end, London is perhaps one of the least entertaining films that I can recall seeing.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
02/18/06
Peter Sobczynski
Peter Sobczynski
eFilmCritic.com

London's pretensions far outstrip its dorm-level contemplation of life's big issues.

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02/16/06
Nathan Rabin
Nathan Rabin
AV Club

You should avoid it like a bad case of whooping cough.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
02/16/06
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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It's not so interesting to watch people on cocaine babble back and forth at each other.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
02/15/06
Gregory Kirschling
Gregory Kirschling
Entertainment Weekly
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'You are so annoying!' our hero screams in the heroine's face, halfway through London. 'You are 10 times more annoying than me!' our heroine quickly answers. They're both right.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
02/14/06
Stephen Whitty
Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger
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I've seen more ferocious, and entertaining, spectacles at Raffi concerts.

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02/11/06
Chris Cabin
Chris Cabin
Filmcritic.com

The only thing more tedious than stoned people philosophizing about the existence of God is boys who can't bring themselves to say 'I love you.'

Full Review Source: Zap2it.com | comment Comment
02/11/06
Brill Bundy
Brill Bundy
Zap2it.com

The title refers to the name of one of a grouping of some of the most numbingly self-absorbed and obnoxious characters ever assembled in a single film.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
02/10/06
Michael Rechtshaffen
Michael Rechtshaffen
Hollywood Reporter
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[The] script is so free of genuine insight into his beautiful but childish characters that it's hard to work up any sympathy for their shallow, juvenile problems.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
02/10/06
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy spends hours in a bathroom snorting a mother lode of cocaine while annoying everyone within earshot with his tales of woe. Sounds like a great idea for a movie. Let's do it!

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
02/10/06
Neva Chonin
Neva Chonin
San Francisco Chronicle
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Let's hope this movie hasn't come out too early in the year to be remembered for a well-deserved Razzie.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
02/10/06
Timothy Knight
Timothy Knight
Reel.com

London has nothing to do with London. It has nothing to do with anything, except the same heavy-breathing preppy Walter Mitty fantasy that drove A Million Little Pieces.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
02/10/06
Kyle Smith
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New York Post
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