London Town
London Town
NR
6.0
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2017

·

92m

London Town

Summary

A 14-year old boy’s life changes forever when his estranged mother introduces him to the music of The Clash in 1979 London.

Director

Derrick Borte

Screenplay

Matt Brown

Reviews

Ruuz

Ruuz

May 31, 2017

5

Jonathan Rhys Meyers is surprisingly good as Clash singer Joe Strummer, but _London Town_does not have the frontman (excuse the pun,) centre-stage.

The film is somewhat endearing, but it doesn't capture the grit of a Thatcher-era UK. Instead of truly tackling the fascinating topics of the time, it comes up to the edge and merely skirts around them. The skinheads are a problem, but they are never **our** problem, they're a mere periphery. The unemployment rate is sky high, but the lead stumbles into two jobs by the end of the first act.

Perhaps these problems wouldn't be so stark, if the kid who is our eyes for this punk-journey, wasn't so much of an... unlikeable twat.

_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$1,126.00

Keywords

london, england
1970s
riot
cross dressing
rock band
singer-songwriter
the clash
accident
teenage protagonist