Brighton Rock (2011)
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Reviews Counted: 89
Fresh: 47 | Rotten: 42
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Average Rating: 6.4/10
Critic Reviews: 22
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 11
No consensus yet.
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Screenwriter Rowan Joffe's debut feature Brighton Rock embraces the classic elements of film noir and the British gangster film to tell the story of Pinkie, a desperate youth who is hell bent on clawing his way up through the ranks of organized crime. When a young and very innocent waitress, Rose, stumbles on evidence linking him to a revenge killing, he sets out to seduce her to secure her silence. The film stars up-and-coming British actors Sam Riley and Andrea Riseborough as the young couple.
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Cast
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Sam Riley
Pinkie, Pinkie Brown -
Andrea Riseborough
Rose, Rose Brown -
Helen Mirren
Ida -
John Hurt
Phil Corkery -
Andy Serkis
Colleoni -
Sean Harris
Hale -
Geoff Bell
Kite -
Steven Robertson
Crab -
Maurice Roëves
Chief Inspector -
Steve Evets
Mr. Wilson -
Francis Magee
Pavement Photographer -
Adrian Schiller
Registrar -
Pauline Melville
Mother Superior -
Mona Goodwin
Pretty Girl -
Kerrie Hayes
Borstal Girl 1 -
Lexy Howe
Borstal Girl 2 -
Harry Lloyd-Walker
Child -
Dennis Banks
Barman
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All Critics (92) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (48) | Rotten (42) | DVD (1)
As remakes go, this "Brighton Rock" is probably unnecessary, but it's a well- acted, stylishly filmed thriller and a good story well told.
Top CriticThere's a brutish beauty to the mean world of Brighton Rock that feels very '40s even in the '60s.
Joffe commits the novice director's mistake of using every visual trick in the book and a few not yet recorded.
Evocative music and stylish visual flourishes from first-time director Rowan Joffe bring heft to a predictable thriller set during a summer of youthful unrest.
Brighton's "not what she used to be," says one gangster, and that sure is a shame: The 1947 adaptation was so much more, and so much more strange.
Brighton Rock is still compelling, which proves yet again that Greene is such a cinematic storyteller that his books are nearly damageproof.
...a worthless waste of time that wears out its welcome almost immediately.
Doesn't capture the whole of Greeneland, but at least portrays one aspect of it reasonably well.
Writer-director Rowan Joffe ... maintains an air of gritty conviction.
The film is ripe for Helen Mirren to grab, and she handily makes off with it.
Please read the book instead.
"Brighton Rock" doesn't rise to classic status, but it's an intriguing mood piece.
You'll be fascinated by your visit, but when it's time to leave you'll be more than glad to get out.
Brighton Rock is frustrating in that it allows glimpses into a world that it refuses to fully embrace.
It's a hollow film, concerned more with detail than emotion or character and so it comes off more like a filmmaking exercise than an engaging story, and it never justifies its existence.
An incredibly dramatic motion picture, positively loony at times. There are a few moments so heated, it feels as though the film itself is pointing a loaded gun to its temple, threatening to shoot.
Audience Reviews for Brighton Rock
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Director: Rowan Joffe
Summary: In hopes of silencing a waitress (Andrea Riseborough) who saw him kill another criminal, a young thug (Sam Riley) decides to romance her and suss out how much she knows. But at what point does his premeditated plot blossom into true passion? And are either party's motives 100 percent pure? John Hurt and Helen Mirren co-star in writer-director Rowan Joffe's film adaptation of Graham Greene's novel.
My Thoughts: "I've never read the novel nor have I seen the previous film, so I have nothing to compare it to. I feel those of us who haven't read the book will be at a disadvantage, for this film was made for those who have read it. There are some things that happen that are not explained which sometimes doesn't bother me, but in this case it does cause you feel lost. The screen writer and director should have been more clear with some of the scenes. Like for instance, Pinkie. Does he or doesn't he love Rose? But then maybe were suppose to come to our own conclusion on the matter. All I know is this film makes me want to read the book just so I can fully understand the film cause it is an interesting one besides the plot holes. Some of the character's are under-developed and leave you guessing at how they all fit. Helen Mirren is Rose's boss, but then there is incident where you are to believe she may be Rose's mother, but it's never confirmed. Things like that can drive a movie lover mad. Moving on...The acting is pretty great. Helen Mirren is fantastic. I try to see any and every film she attaches herself to. I think she's a wonderful actor. The movie itself is a dark tale of love, murder, and revenge. See it if you've read the book or like being lost in a film."
Super Reviewer
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- Rose: Pinkie!
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- Pinkie Brown: You're good, and I'm bad. Were made for each other.
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- Pinkie Brown: What's your name?
- Rose: [clears throat] Rose.
- Phil Corkery: Your like me, old fashioned. You're the kind of girl I like.
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