Riko and Kane have got it all: big dreams, no respect and a fifteen grand debt. Could things get any worse? Yes! So, it’s time to man up and finally be taken serious as “Roadmen”. Once putting their heads together on various ways to make some money, they decide to rob a megastar in a nightclub toilet and hold up the local bank but things inevitably don’t go to plan!
Adam Deacon
Riko
Jazzie Zonzolo
Kane
Jennifer Saunders
DI Brookes
Ed Sheeran
Crack Ed
Charlie Sloth
Self
Denise Van Outen
Nurse
Tamzin Outhwaite
Ambulance Worker
Jaime Winstone
Sarah
Babatunde Aléshé
PC Williams
Jammer
Murkleman
Megaman
Killi
Peter Serafinowicz
Krzysztof
Jeremy Corbyn
Self
Danny Sapani
Leo Demarco
Leomie Anderson
Tamara
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Shotti
London Hughes
Rowanda
Richie Campbell
Tyreese Demarco
Ella Vaday
Self
Linda Robson
Cockney Woman
Lee Westwick
Club Manager
Vas Blackwood
PC Ian
Barry McNicholl
PC Bill
Lethal Bizzle
Self
Kevin Bishop
Random Customer in Bank
Rosie Jones
Random Lady in Bank
Red Madrell
Tasha
Bhasker Patel
Pinky Patel
Tayo Jarrett
Clint
Suspect
Omar
Humza Arshad
Pudi Patel
Jas Steven Singh
PJ Patel
Asheq Akhtar
Panji Patel
Arnold Jorge
Dwayne
Ruxandra Porojnicu
Pola
Eddie Kadi
Traffic Attendant
Greta Hansen
Posh Girl in Bank
Rapman
Self
Laura Curnick
Neighbour Lady
Swaylee Loughnane
(Uncredited)
Hiten Patel
(Uncredited)
Archie Wick
Ekran Mustafa
Andrew Lawden
Fahad Salman
Natalie Cousteau
Director, Writer
Adam Deacon
Writer
Michael Vu
Writer
Jazzie Zonzolo
October 19, 2023
6
Aside from a rather fun cameo from Ed Sheeran that reminded me that he probably lived a street life not a million miles away from the characters here when he was younger and homeless, the rest of this is really rather disappointing. As you'd expect from Adam Deacon ("Riko"), the writing is break-neck paced and littered with humour, contemporary references and there is a definite chemistry between him and his sidekick (and co-writer) "Kane" (Jazzie Zonzolo). Petty criminals in just about every sense of the word, they find themselves £15k in the hole and desperate to raise the cash. Looks like a robbery is the solution - so they try. A wealthy gent in the toilet? A bank branch? Will they make the cash and escape with their lives? If you listen to the dialogue then it is certainly cleverly constructed with some potent observations contained within the relentlessness of the delivery. It's that last bit that I struggled with, though. It plays way too much to linguistic stereotypes and my brain actually felt more attacked by the constant verbal onslaught than entertained enough by it. I think if I had seen this on stage with just the two men, then it could have made for a belter of a two man show shining a light on their East London community, but as a film the visual comedic elements are all just a bit too predictable and I found the other characterisations - there are really only two of note - just a bit annoying. There's far too much soundtrack and I also felt Deacon just a bit too old to carry off the role very plausibly. It has it's moments, just not enough of them.