London to Brighton (2006)
Genre: Crime / Drama
Duration: 85 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: Paul Andrew Williams
Stars: Lorraine Stanley, Johnny Harris and Georgia Groome
IMDb score:
6,9 (8.943)
Releasedate: 1 December 2006
London to Brighton plot
"Innocence has nowhere to hide"
It's 3:07 AM, street hooker Kelly and 11-year-old Joanna find refuge in a public toilet somewhere in London. Joanne cries her eyes out, her clothes are torn. Kelly's face is bruised and begins to swell. Something happened, but what? Derek, Kelly's pimp, has to find Kelly or he will pay for it. Kelly and Joanne have to get through the next day alive...
Actors and actresses
Joanne
Derek
Stuart Allen
Kelly
Duncan Allen
Chum
Tony
Karen
Charlie
Tracey (as Claudie Blakely)
Reviews & comments
BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
Grim film about a dyed-in-the-wool hooker and her “protégé”, who are increasingly oppressed by her pimp and a cold underworld figure. The intense scenario with a surprising twist towards the end is well put together. Shocking and exciting; it doesn't have to be me anymore.
Great debut from director/writer Williams. Impressive acting by a badly damaged Lorraine Stanley and by newcomer Georgia Groome.
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Fisico
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- 10039 messages
- 5398 votes
A bit blunt, but I have the exact impression that the British films I see are either costume dramas or are about marginal socially hollowed-out milieus. They say that Belgium or Charleroi, for example, is ugly, but in the UK they also have a hand in it... This one wouldn't look out of place with a Ken Loach.
London to Brighton is a very raw film about prostitution, social neglect, pedophilia, ... everything you hope you don't experience in your private life. Strong drama with a touch of crime. The crime scene where the "hunter" is really just a small shrimp and has to dance to the tune of a bigger fish.
A big plus is the raw realism, strong setting and acting performances. The tension is also cut throughout the film. I did find it strange that both women had to go through the car ride and follow-up if Stuart was planning to shoot the pimp anyway. Unless Stuart only made his choice at the last minute, of course, although he was already musing next to his father's body. He didn't look to me like a doubting individual, like he himself was once abused by his father.
Finally, a nice montage in which the flashbacks told how the fork was attached to the stem. Thick 3.5*!
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ZAP!
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- 5502 messages
- 3638 votes
I had seen it once, maybe 10 years ago and was not very impressed. The atmosphere may have been hit pretty well, but the story, the characters and their actions and choices do not come across as very believable (for the most part) (why would the son only send Derek out to find those 2? Why would he let those 2 go in the end just like that? Why seek revenge for the murder of his father whom he seems to hate intensely? Etc., etc.). I didn't think Georgia Groome as the young girl was great acting, then the rest did a lot better, Lorraine Stanley leading the way. And then regularly such an 'exciting' electronic soundtrack that doesn't appeal to me. The choice for a well-known piece of Beethoven in an important scene is also a bit easy. All in all, doable, but certainly not a high flyer.
2.5*.
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