With 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.
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01/27/07
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:01-12-2006
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
Reviews for London to Brighton
Top CriticThe denouement is both surprising and morally complex.
12/30/06
Grabs you by the throat and never lets go.
12/30/06
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.
11/30/06
Top CriticBritish urban crime movie that is several cuts above the rest.
11/30/06
Top CriticWilliams emerges as a genuine talent to watch and it will be interesting to see what he does next.
11/30/06
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
Top CriticA harrowing story straight from the headlines ... a gripping, engaging character-based drama.
10/18/06
Compelling at times, but material seems exploitive.
08/10/09
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
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
It's a chase movie and the tension never lets up. Paul Andrew Williams' well observed gritty thriller differs from most British crime films in that the setting isn't the usual dour and brutal crims but a pimp who procures young girls
04/18/08
Its tautness is satisfying. Not one line of dialogue is superfluous, not one take is a second too long.
04/18/08
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
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
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
Top CriticEnglish 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
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
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
I'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
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