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Title: London Boulevard (2010)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Colin Farrell | ... | Mitchel | |
| Keira Knightley | ... | Charlotte | |
| David Thewlis | ... | Jordan | |
| Anna Friel | ... | Briony | |
| Ben Chaplin | ... | Billy Norton | |
| Ray Winstone | ... | Gant | |
| Eddie Marsan | ... | DI Bailey | |
| Sanjeev Bhaskar | ... | Dr. Raju | |
| Stephen Graham | ... | Danny | |
| Ophelia Lovibond | ... | Penny | |
| Jamie Campbell Bower | ... | Whiteboy | |
| Velibor Topic | ... | Storbor | |
| Lee Boardman | ... | Lee | |
| Alan Williams | ... | Joe | |
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Jonathan Cullen | ... | Anthony Trent |
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? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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This film was brimming with potential, an adept cast, some stylish directing & gritty yet beautiful set locations. However some of the story & the actions taken by its characters were implausible, & most of its ideas didn't develop effectively on screen.
Recently released gangster Colin Farrell meets a young female friend of reclusive celebrity actor Kiera Knightly & offers him a job protecting her from intrusive paparazzi. He shows up for work & What feels like a scene or two later they have (unconvincingly) fallen in love. parallel to this Farrels character is finding it hard to escape his past & is soon roped into a feud with gangster boss Ray Winstone. He is now faced with the dilemma of either returning to his previous nature or beginning a life of new found love in LA.
All this is played out with some very stylish moments, such as the dialogue between Winstone & Farrel in the restaurant or the artistic but realistic way in which the environment is captured. All the acting is well done & Its accompanied by a great soundtrack, but a huge amount of the script feels rushed & underdeveloped. As a whole it is entertaining if not taken to seriously but may not appeal to any serious film enthusiast.
I also felt that the ending of this film was brave but what I had seen prior to it lacked enough substance or attachment to make it stick & I think I would have been more satisfied with a conventional ending.