Maybe the ending's a bit excessive, but it's hard to overstate the excitement of seeing fresh British talent break through with such energy.
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London to Brighton (2008)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:17
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: With its grimy sets, taut storyline, and relentless sense of doom, London to Brighton is an auspicious directorial debut by Paul Andrew Williams.
Theatrical Release:Feb 8, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: It’s 3:07am and two girls burst into a run down toilet. Joanne is crying her eyes out and her clothing is ripped. Kelly's face is bruised and starting to swell. Duncan Allen lies in his... [More]
Starring: Lorraine Stanley, Georgia Groome, Johnny Harris, Sam Spruell
Director: Paul Andrew Williams
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Reviews for London to Brighton
Compelling at times, but material seems exploitive.
08/10/09
Grabs you by the throat and never lets go.
12/30/06
British urban crime movie that is several cuts above the rest.
11/30/06
From the near-hysteria of this compelling opening sequence, Paul Andrew Williams's taut, tough and thoroughly satisfying drama grips the viewer and never lets go until its brutal, surprising conclusion.
04/18/08
Top CriticWith plenty of chutzpah, the young British film-maker Paul Andrew Williams has written and directed a cracking debut feature with enough clout to kick the door in.
01/27/07
A gritty British gangster film that leaves a bitter aftertaste, Paul Andrew Williams' London to Brighton is as technically assured as it is ultimately superfluous.
02/20/08
At the London Critics Circle film awards last year, Lorraine Stanley was nominated for British Actress of the Year, and if you see London to Brighton, you'll easily understand why.
04/18/08
ksemenei noris apo kaysimo, metatrepetai se asimanto anthropokynigito me sapoynoperarize dialeimmata, i eksereynisi ton (anti)iroon den paei kai poly makria ap' tin epifaneia, kai ta paihnidia toy Williams sta mpros-piso tis afigisis gia na soy ftiaksei s
06/29/08
Very good but very grim, Paul Andrew Williams' punishing debut doesn't pull many punches -- although the characters certainly field their share of body blows.
02/08/08
The film is a calling card for its sure-handed rookie director, Paul Andrew Williams, who expertly turns up the suspense knob while establishing a thick sense of doom amid grimy settings.
02/08/08
Top CriticI'm not entirely sure what [director Williams] was trying to pull off in London to Brighton or even if Mr. Williams knew what he was trying to pull off.
02/08/08
Gritty, hellish inner city underworld excursion segue into incidental commuter crime thriller, featuring an unlikely surrogate maternal figure accessory to pedophilia street hooker's redemptive conversion to preteen protectress with a heart of gold.
08/06/09
The denouement is both surprising and morally complex.
12/30/06
A harrowing story straight from the headlines ... a gripping, engaging character-based drama.
10/18/06
Spit-polished with Greengrassian artistic din, London to Brighton is kitchen-sink realism without soul.
01/29/08
After a promising start, the film becomes less about the experience of an archetypal runaway and more about exploiting terror for big-screen thrills.
11/29/06
If Mike Leigh decided to make cockney pulp instead of populist dramas, he’d end up with something similar to British actor-turned-director Paul Andrew Williams’s raw, nerve-jangling feature debut.
02/07/08
Its tautness is satisfying. Not one line of dialogue is superfluous, not one take is a second too long.
04/18/08
English actor-turned-filmmaker Paul Andrew Williams made a striking writing and directing debut with this character-driven thriller, which plays out against a backdrop of desperation, self-loathing and grinding poverty.
02/08/08
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